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EDITORIAL LAST MONTH a party of six M.P.s visited B.A.O.R. in Germany, to see for themselves welfare facilities, to investigate troops' grievances, and in particular to interview National Service men.

Of the latter they, said: "We were all impressed by the efficiency of these National Service men."

In this issue of N.svv Nrws we are proud to give pride of place to National Service in the Royal Navy as our main feature. Like the M.P.. we are impressed, not only by the efficiency of these National Service men, but also by their keenness and enthusiasm for the Service. We feel that it is important that this enthusiasm should be kept alive, and, recognising this fact, the Admiralty are doing all in their power to send these men to sea. This is admirable. but not sufficient in itself, and NAVY NEws feels that a deeper understanding of the problems of these young men must be cultivated by those of us who make up the Regular Service.

These National Service men are an integral part of the Royal Navy. We must therefore do everything we can to increase their efficiency and enthusiasm while they are with us, and thus ensure their good will when they return to civilian life.

Japanese Fishing Vessels (Siberian Coast) ON DECEMBER 22 the First Lord of the Admiralty was asked why vessels of the Royal Navy, have been instructed to protect five Japanese fishing fleets, manned by Japanese crews, during fishing operations off the Siberian coast next year. The First Lord replied "No such instrucOn being tions have been issued." asked if a categorical denial to the rumour which has been published and displayed in one of the most responsible fishing newspapers, could be given, the First Lord replied: "I hope that the answer I have given this morning will be a sufficient denial.

Not only have no instructions of this kind been issued, but we do not intend to issue such instructions in the future."

Aircraft Carriers (Design) The First Lord of the Admiralty was asked to what extent his technical advisers have studied the design of aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy; and what account he takes of such designs in assessing for aircraft design requirements carriers for the British Navy; also whether his technical advisers have studied the design of the latest aircraft carrier built in the U.S. which is estimated to have cost ÂŁ70 million, and for an assurance that he will not for the adopt any such design as that British Navy. The First Lord replied : "My technical advisers keep in close touch with those of the United States. discussions take Frequent place, and the development and design of aircraft carriers and their equipment takes account of the best features available from either Navy within the limits of the resources available.

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Costly though the 'Forrestal' wasand we had not to pay for it-1 am glad to say that it included such British developments as the angled flight deck and the mirror deck-landing device."

A.F.Os. MARKED with an asterisk remains continuous and will lapse a are published for display on ships' soon as there is a break between engagements. company notice boards.

Duty Free Tobacco A.F.O.3373/54 made it clear that entitled smokers serving on the first day of a month in a ship subsequently upgraded from category Ill to category I or II or restored to the full privileges of either of the latter categories on completion or refit, may be given. in addition to the three red H.M.S. Mauritius-Accommodatlon coupons originally, received for the month, the balance of blue coupons In answer to a question as to the on the proportionate scale set out in normal full complement of H.M.S. B.R.1990.

Mauritius. how many officers and Ear Defenders are at present accommodated ratings A.F.O.3388 54 stated that it has now on board. and whether he is satisfied that accommodation is adequate and become clear that in some cases perfeeding facilities are satisfactory, the manent damage to hearing may result First Lord replied if ear defenders are not worn when "H.M.S. Mauritius has normal noise in a compartment exceeds a accommodation for 690 officers and certain value and personnel have to men. 551 are fully accommodated on remain in that compartment for a hoard and they are not overcrowded. considerable time. As a practical guide ihere are a further 267 men attached ear defenders should be worn when to the ship who take their midday the noise in a compartment is such and occasionally other meals on that orders have to be shouted at a hoard. Because of repairs there has distance of 2 ft. and normal speech recently been a certain amount of cannot be heard. congestion at midday meal-time but National Family Allowance During this should improve shortly."

Service Overseas Ganon Church. Gosport 'A.F.O.3390/54 pointed out that The First Lord of the Admiralty officers and ratings serving abroad was asked if he is aware of the im- who are joined by their families under pending closure of the garrison church private arrangement for periods of attached to the Royal Naval Air less than six months are not entitled Station, Gosport, by reason of the to overseas family allowances from withdrawal of the Naval chaplain; Naval funds. Their entitlement to the if he is aware that this church, estabNational Family Allowance in the lished some 80 years, is possessed of Kingdom is however retained civilian endowments and serves a civil United for the period of their absence. as well as a Naval population; that the Arrangements can be made with the Service population in this area will not local office of the Ministry of Pensions he diminishing on the closing of the and National Insurance for the aerodrome; and if he will make pro- National Family allowance to be paid vision for the continued functioning to a nominee in the United Kingdom of this church in the New Year, notduring the family's absence abroad, ably in respect of its widely-attended or for it to be retained by the Miniseither the Sunday school. by appoint- try of Pensions and National Insurment of a Naval chaplain or by ance and collected on return to the with the Church of Eng- United arrangement Kingdom. Officers and ratings land authorities; to which question he whose families are likely to join them replied:privately for periods of less than six "I am aware of this problem, and months are therefore advised to inthe Chaplain of the Fleet is at present form their wives that prior to their in correspondence with the diocesan departure from the United Kingdom authorities about the best way of the should make suitable solving it."

Housing. Portsmouth The First Lord gave the following reply to a question about the number of houses and flats built ill Portsmouth for and ratings each year between 1946 and 1954 "No married quarters were built in the Portsmouth area between 1946 and 1954 except 16 for officers and 62 for ratings at H.M.S. Dryad. Under the home ports programme authorised last year 1,550 houses and flats, for officers and ratings are to be built in the Portsmouth area, and completions will begin towards the end of 1955."

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A.F.O.26/55 announced that the Civil Service Commissionersoffer opportunities for officers and men to compete in open competition for about 75 appointments as Officers of Customs and Excise in the Customs and Excise Department. The written examination will be held from May 10-13, 1955.

Application forms and regulations will be obtainable on Januapplication, about the end Civil Service ary, to the Secretary. Civil Commission, 6, Gardens, London, W.l.

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A.F,O.82/55 referred to the Domcol Free Travel Scheme, i.e. free travel on leave to countries outside the United Kingdom for unmarried personnel in the Navy who joined the Navy from countries abroad, who may provided they continue to have their permanent homes in the country from which they came he granted free leave travel to their homes subject to the rules set out in the A.F.O. The "Domcol" Scheme does not normally apply to a wife who on marriage becomes eligible to all the family benefits covered by the regulations, i.e. removal benefits, family passages etc. and the wife will be able if she so wishes to join her husband abroad from time to time during his service career,

Free Passages for Families of Nasal Personnel Serving Abroad cave a list of ships in A.l:.O.85/55 on Specialist Qualifications Re-Entry which ---twice at present carries entitleon N.C.S. Engagenseiits ment to family passages by reason of A.F.O.3396'54 pointed out that from their being based on a fixed port the date of this order resumption of abroad.

Instructor and other specialist qualifications by men re-entering on NonPrivate Effects, Loss or Damage continuous Service Engagements after Facilities a break in service will require men During Transit-Insurance to re-qualify. Ratings at present servA.F.O.89/55 stated that compening on N.C.S. engagements will retain sation is not normally allowed in reany specialist qualifications already spect of private effects which are lost even resumed as a reserved right under the or damaged during transit old regulations. This reserved right though they are being conveyed at will operate only for as long as service public expense, unless the loss or damage is due to the neglect of an Admiralty employee.

It is appreciated that it may not always he possible to obtain redress from the Railway Authority. Shipping Company. etc., responsible for the the look of blessed relief on that loss or damage and therefore arrangechap's face is reflected in the general ments have been made to assist happiness of the whole of his Mess. officers and ratings in insuring their Details of You know, letters are terribly im- property during transit. scheme are given in the Al .0. portant things, but they can be care- the lessly worded and very often, the non- Any officer or man wishing to insure his private effects in transit should receipt of one may be due either to an unforeseen accident, or possibly to apply in person to the nearest Naval one's own carelessness. The chap authority giving as much notice as who gets lots of letters is the chap possible before the effects are to be who writes lots, and moreover, who sent. takes a great deal of care and gives Transfer to the Physical Training a deal of thought to what he is writing Branch and, what is more important, writes stated that A.F.O.92'55 ratings regularly. A married man is a wise chap who writes daily, even though wishing to transfer to the Physical there is no collection on hoard be- Training branch must first make applicause the ship is at sea. Writing be- cation to transfer to the Seaman comes riot a labour, but a beloved Branch. conversation between the writer and the loved one ,., and letters can RN. Scholarship Scheme become real conveyors of thoughts A.F.O. I 53. 55. 'file closing date from heart to heart. for the receipt of application for the That's prayer, chaps . . . it works RN. Scholarship Scheme is February like that: and he keynote of the whole IS. 1955. The awards from this consthing is RLGUI.ARITY . . . as you will he made in September. write regularly so that the correspon- petitionto 1955. boys born on or between dence becomes a real conversation.

1939, and September 1, 1939. so pray regularly, so that your prayers May 2, become a real relationship between Gold Badges you and our Father . . . and as far as receiving answers are concerned A.F.0J56/55 announced that gold - Jesus said , . . "for every one badges which have already been rethat asketh receiveth; and he that stored to the compulsory kits of Chief sceketh findeth: and to him that Petty Officers and confirmed Petty knocketh it shall be opened." Matt. Officers are now to he restored to the 7.8. compulsory kits of Acting Petty And there is a blessed consola- Officer and Leading Rates for wear tion when you daily can say The ", with best blue uniform suits. "l'ye heard from home today . . .

A.F.O. gave details of the effect of for our true home is in Heaven. on the revised arrangements clothing Bless you. gratuities and arrangements for the issue of Clifford Davies. initial free gold badges.

LETTERS

ONE OF the most exciting moments in a commission overseas, in fact in any commission, ashore or afloat, is the arrival of mail on board. Few are there in any Mess who do not drop whatever it is they are doing and cluster round the Mess Sweeper, or whoever it may he who is acting as l'ostie, to see what good fortune they have in the mail. Envious eyes are cast at that lucky chap who gets a fistful . . . sometimes, even unpleasant things are said about him . . . and commiseration is offered to that chap who "hasn't heard from home for the last two weeks. you'd better slap in about it . . . go and sec the Parson and see what he suggests And a pathetic story it usually is. resulting in a signal to Combrax "X" asking for enquiries to he made, or else it results in a little heart-searchWhen did you last write ing talk home ?" - . - "was it a kind letter Oh. you ticked her off did you what did you say in the letters - Ah well, no wonder she hasn't written . . . oh yes. I know you didn't mean it and that you were feeling mad at the time but all the same. you should sleep on things like that before you fly off the handle ... look if I were you. I'd sit down and write off a 'love-letter' to her, and if v can spare it. slip a little something in as a present . . . women are never in the wrong in their own estimation. you know, and it's up to you to make the peace move" . . . "Yes, I'll do And that Padre. thanks a lot then a few days later Oh. Padre, I've had a letter . . . it's all right and we're going to have a kiddie 1 feel on top of the world! !" . . . and

Increase of Ration Allowance A.F.O.23/55 announced the increase of ration allowance from January 1, 1955 to 4/6. Consequent upon this increase the scale of charges to be made for casual meals taken in general messes by ratings in receipt of ration allowance is as follows

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The use of these methods has resuIted in the saving of many lives. both of Service airmen who have crashed into the sea, and seamen and civilians in distress. the only survivor from the South Goodwin Light Vessel was rescued by mean,, of a strop lowered from a helicopter.

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The scoop net was invented by the of scooping a person out of the sea Officer of as a helicopter moves overhead at Commanding AirjSea is available for Rescue Unit at Ford.

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W.R.N.S. NOTES...

Director W.R.N.S. THE DIRECTOR W.R.N.S., Commandant N. M. Robertson, C.B.E., Hon. A.D.C., paid her first visit to Portsmouth, Monday, January 24. her appointment as 1955, since Director W.R.N.S. She called on the Commander-inChief, Admiral Sir George Creasv.

G.C.B.. C.B.E., D.S.O., M.V.O.. on the Flag Ofliccr Air (Home). Sir John Eccles, K.C.V.O., C.H., C.B.E. and on the Commodore. Royal Naval Barracks. C. L. G. Evans, C.B.E., D.S.O..

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Speaker will be Miss A. McNeil, W.R.N.S. C.B.E..

Superintendent (Rid.).

Both serving and ex-Wrens will be most welcome at this meeting.

Return of Il.M.S. Wren The return of H.M.S. Wren or Monday. January 24, 1955, marked for the a memorable occasion W.R.N.S. H.M.S. Wren was launched August Vera LaughII, 1942 by

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Red Cross Fair

A Grand Fair in aid of the Red Cross is to be held at the South Parade Pier on Thursday. March 3, 1955. Lady Creasy. wife of the Commander-in-Chief.

Portsmouth. has very kindly undertaken to he responsible for the Services Stall. and has appealed to the W.R.N.. in the Portsmouth Command for their help in providing gifts for sale on her stall.

The Services Stall will cell lingerie. baby and children's clothing, knitted goods of all kinds, scarves, aprons. hot water bottle covers, needle cases. guest towels. tray cloths and all types of table linen and embroidery. (lifts for this stall %% ill he most gratefully accepted and should he handed to W.R.N.S. Unit Officers.

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Royal Tournament, 1955 As in previous years. the W.R.N.S. will he taking part in the Womcns Services iioops display in the Royal Tournament t Farl'.s Court in June, 1955.

The W.R.N.S. team will consist of one W.R.N.S. Officer, six Chief or Petty Officer Wrens and 42 Leading Wrens or Wrens and three reserves.

They will he selected volunteers from all establishments.

Volunteers must he between Sft. 3m. and 5ft. 6in. in height. of good hearing and appearance and possess a sense of rhythm. Volunteers should apply to their Unit Officers.

Members of the W.R.N.S. first took part in a similar display towards the end of the First World War, when Miss Wall.

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The cost of the Sick Bay equipment was subscribed to by the relatives and friends of the 22 Wrens whose lives You get your R.N. rating and full pay on were lost at sea on August 19, 1941. leaving the U.K. Pay is high. Family They were passengers in s.s. Aguila allowance for each child is 50/- a week on their way to serve in Gibralta. A from date ofarrivalin New Zealand. Your plaque in remembrance of these Wrens family travel out free First engagement 6 can be seen above the Sick Bay door. years. Good superannuation or gratuity.

Benevolent Tyust IMMEDIATE VACANCIES FOR: The Annual General Meeting of the W.R.N.S. Benevolent Trust will be Am* Sei a Leaas tesasa held on Wednesday. February 9.

W.R.N.S. Officers 11eulm Tdegraphts 1955. at 17(K) in the Duchess of Kent (tae bm L~ Stoker Barracks (by kind permission of the All personnel in H.M.S. Victory will leduks *rllken Commodore. Royal Naval Barracks). he very sorry, indeed to say good.bve t1,ker MecUmles liectrical &rtllcees The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral to Second Officer J. I. Witney who ladli Electrical Iketricless' Matu Sir George Creasy will preside. The leaves at the end of Januars after two Mlikers 111 Class Wit Electricians* Mates Leading Radio Electricians, mates lit Class tauce Artificers Wpwiigbt Aflttcen Stores Assistants Ste~s Mecbaalclui Leadial; Cooks (S)

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years asSenior Divisional Officer in R.N. Barracks.

She will he much missed and our good wishes go with her in her new appointment ss ith the W.R.N.V.R. Division in Newcastle.

In her place we welcome Second Officer M. A. Eunson from H.M.S. President.

Second Officer (Cc) M. R. Kingsnorth has been appointed to H.M.S. Mercury and will he relieving Third Officer M. H. Lawder.

February, 1955

Women's Section FRIENDLY WIVES

H.M.S. VERNON BRANCH

THE H.M.S. Vernon Branch of the Royal Naval Friendly Union of Sailors' Wives gave a Children's Party on Wednesday, December 15.

Guests began to arrive before 2 p.m. at the Gymnasium, where children had all the fun of the fair with a giant slide, great wheel, swings, seesaws. roundabouts and a lucky dip for pennies, Tea was served at long tables in the Vernon Cinema which had been beautifully decorated by the Wrens. After tea, the Portsmouth Cathedral Choir gave a lovely recital of Christmas Carols, in some of which the audience joined. Mr. J. A. Davison. who conducted the Choir, was introduced by the Vice-Chairman of the Vernon Branch. Mrs. R. A. Villiers, and the Choir was thanked by Mrs. C. Emerson, the Commander's wife. She also thanked the Captain and the Vernon Staff for all they had done to make the party such a success, and especially 1_icut. E. Harmcr, the Chief Routine Officer, who was presented with a fountain pen, engraved, "From R.N.F.U.S.W." to show the Branch's appreciation of his help and kindness. and their regret at his retiring from the Navy.

The Vernon Friendly Wives were delighted to receive a telegram front Captain and Mrs. N. Copeman. the Branch's former Chairman, wishing the part every success.

Leading Seaman Quirk, disguised as Father Christmas, then came out of a fireplace at the hack of the stage and gave each child a balloon, hag of sweets and a squeaker.

Among those present were Mrs. Salter, Mrs. Denison. the Rev. F. NI. ltrowne. ten children from the Services House and Mr. R. Lander front H.M.S. Dolphin. who kindly, brought along his tape recording machine with nursery rhymes, which were played through loud speakers during tea.

The H.M.S. Vernon Branch next general meeting will be a Whist Drive on Wednesday, February 23, at 2.15 p.m. in the Wardroom Annexe when the new Chairman, Mrs. J, Grant, will be presiding.

There will also he Secs itut.' \lectiitt.'s at 2.15 p.m. in the Wardroom Annexe Guest Room on Wednesday, February 2 and 16.

Articles are to he made for the Reel Cross Fair on March 3. and, as time is getting very short, all members are asked if they would kindly help with these, either at the Sewing Meetings, or in their spare tinic at home. .'\t the following meeting on Wednesday, March 30, Doctor Sylvia I endrum. psychiatrist, will give a talk entitled, "ihe Teenager."

All Vernon. or cx-Vernon. wives of serving personnel are eligible to join the Branch. and we shall he delighted o welcome them to any of the meetParticulars can he obtained tugs. from the Honorary Secrelarv, 46 Lowcity Road. Southsea. ('Phone Portsmouth 31926), (;osPoRr AND FAREHA%I BRANCH IIIF wF.vrHER rather reduced our numbers for the first meeting of 1955. hut those of its who did manage to brave the elements spent a most enjoyable afternoon being entertained by Lady Reyne and her Elson Townswomen's Guild Choir. We also opened for the first time our Children's Room which is being run by Mrs. Sarel and On January 17 we held Mrs. Ellis. our annual Christmas dance, which was a great success. We were delighted to have with us our President, Mrs. Fawkcs and Admiral Fawkcs, and the Mayor and Mavoress of Gosport.

The Mavoress and Mrs. Boxer (Vice' President) judged the Fancy Headwear Parade, Mrs. Rhodes (spring flowers) winning the prize for the prettiest and Mrs. Bilsky (Naval Married Quarters

Rifle Shooting The Women's Service Rifle Match is to be held in the .22 Range. RN. Barracks, on Monddy. February 14. when the W.R.N.S. team will endeavour to retain the cup which they have now held for six out of eight years. Captain W. F. H. C. Rutherford. D.S.O.. Chairman of the R.N. Corporals' and Marines' Children's Rifle Association has kindly consented Parts on January 21, 1955. to present the cup. ff.M.S. Excellent: Second Officer J. B. Warrior. LfWren Packer. Wrens Parties Powell and Needham spent a most !I.%f.S. Collingttmul : Parties were enjoyable afternoon on Wednesday. held on December 18. 20 and 21. 1954. January 5. at the Annual Christmas About 400 children attended on each Party given by the Staff and children occasion. The assistance given by the of the RN, and R.M. Children's many W,R,N.S. rating volunteers was Home at Hoptield. Waterlooville. much appreciated.

Pantomime-H.M.S. Mercury Royal Marine Barracks: W.R.N.S. A number of W.R.N.S. ratings took ratings helped ss ith the Children's Party held in the Sergeant's Mess on part in the Ship's Company pantoDecember 18, 1954. and also at the mime. "Alice in Wonderland."

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of the Future) for the most original.

Chief Petty Officer Wells was the M.C. Our next meeting is on Thursday, February 3 at the Sloa tie Stanley Hall, Crossways. Gosport. at 2.30. We are the Privett being entertained by rownswonuen's Guild who are a play.

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NORTH END BRANCH DESPITE THE cold and snowy weather, the Children's Party which was held on January 4th was well attended, and a very enjoyable afternoon was had by both children and alike-we were grown-ups very pleased to have with us for the afternoon a small contingent of children from Nazareth House as our guests.

Before tea there were ganucs in Fisher Hall. organised by Chief Petty Officer Barnes who acted as M.C.--there was also the ever-popular chute. lea was served in the gymnasium.

After tea the children repaired to Fisher Hall for community singing, and several young singers were enticed on to the stage to sing solos, for which they each received a prize of 6(1.

Then followed a Punch and Judy show and then the high-light of the afternoon when Father Christmas (Chief Petty Officer McCann) appeared with his sack of presents.

Before leaving each child also received a balloon and an orange.

Our next meeting will he on luesday.

February 1st. when we will be having a cookery demonstration.

We hope 1955 will bring its mans' new members-any Naval wives will he very welcome at our meetings which are held on the first Tuesday of each month at Fisher Hall. Whale Island, at 2.15 p.m.

For further particulars apply to the Hon. Secretary. Mr,,. Hussev, 45a Festing Road, Southsea. Uclcphonc Portsmouth 33312.

She is glad to report that as a result of these notices in NAvy Naws one or two Naval wives have already been to see her and it is hoped many more ill follow suit.

SOUTIESEA BRANCH AT THEIR meeting on January 10. the Southsea Branch of the R.N.I.U.S.W. heard a most interestand instructive talk on ''Road ing Safety" given by Police Constable Vacher. representing the Portsmouth Accident Prevention Council. After his Vttcher answered many questalk. suns and suggestions on Road Safety from the tusenuhers.

At the time of going, to press, final preparations are being, made for the annual dance at I - orrctc rs' Hall, on Saturday, January 29.

The programtuue of meetings for the next six months has now been arranged. and includes many and varied this Although weather seems hardly the right atmosphere to discuss summer outings. these have to be arranged early and the necessary bookings made. Several suggestions have been made, and the final choice of the destination for the outing on June IS will be made at the next meeting. It is also hoped to arrange a half-day excursion in May, and this will probably be a trip to Christchurch and the surrounding district.

The sewing meetings held every fortnight are now being devoted to sewing and knitting for the Services Stall at the Red Cross Fair on March 3, and many members have volunteered to make things at home for the stall.

The February meeting is at the Forrcsters' Hall on Monday the 14th. and will take the form of a "Musical Letter."

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Cabin Decorations Just before Christmas a competition was organised for the W.R.N.S. in H.M.S. Collingwood. A prize was to he awarded to the competitors with the most decorative cabin, Much hard work and enthusiasm was put into this, and the well deserved winners wcrç the members of Repulse Cabin who carried off the prize of a Christmas cake, The judges of this competition svere Mrs. R. J. Cooper, the Commander's wife and Mrs. E. J. Gillitt, the First Lieutenant's wife.

PPORTSMOUTH NAVY NEWS

1955

ASK JOHN ENGLISH

DbbiIity Pension I AM a C.P.O. and have served 15 years in the Royal Navy. At the moment I am in the R.N. Hospital, Haslar, but will be going on leave for 14 days on December 23.

My problem is this: at present I am liable to be invalided from the RN. and if that unhappy prospect takes place can you tell me whether I will qualify for a par: of my Long Service Pension, which I would have normally received at the end of 22 years, and also, if not, how many years I would have to serve to receive part pension on invaliding.

Answer: I an, very sorry to hear of your predicament. and hope that your fears mar not be realised.

Should. however, you find yourself, unhappily, invalided. you would be entitled to part of your Long Service Pens ion. The regulations are exceedinglv complicated in :his matter. particularly where there is a degree of disablement attributable to your Naval Service, and much depends on the report of your final Board of Survey. lion-ever. if one ignores the disablemen! aspect, it would appear that you would he entitled to to) pension and (1,) terminal grant, approximately as follows:Is. 2d. for each rear of icrtrain age of 18. (ii) 611. for each year of service as Ldg. rate. (iii) Is. Od. for each year of service as P.O. (iv) Is. 611. for each year of service as G.P.O. Note : The above computations produce a weekly pens in,,. (b) £750 less 1/22 for each year of service short of 22.

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DEAR SIR,-Thank you for the inHASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS sertion of my accommodation adverton for pension now, observing that isement in the January issue of the IT IS gratifying to see reports from NAVY NEWS. you have 3 years 97 days R.A.F. serbranches of the R.N.A. appearing in vice to count towards pension.

I have had many replies, and am NAVY News. Such reports will show glad to say that I now have very suitthe Active Service Reader that there able nasal tenants, and shall not hesiEmigration are Clubs which he may visit while on tate to use your medium on future Having read your column in the leave and join when he leaves the occasions.

NAVY NEWS with great interest. I Service, where he can always be sure Again thanking you. now wonder if you will be able to of a

help me with two Service problems that I have; the Ship's Office on board have been very helpful, but they cannot fully satisfy me without entering into a lot of correspondence with Admiralty and various other Authorities.

My family emigrated to Canada a few years ago, and now that I am due for release in three months time.

I shall naturally follow them over there. Firstly therefore I wish to know if the Admiralty offer any financial assistance as regards demobbing a man when his home is abroad, or if this assistance is restricted to England.

Secondly, my service in the Navy is seven years with the Fleet and five years on the Fleet Reserve. Because of this, are there any restrictions on my being an emigrant to Canada. is the Reserve time cancelled altogether, or do I have to transfer automatically to a branch of the Canadian Reserve Fleet?

Trusting you may be able to be of some assistance, and wishing continued success to the NAVY NEWS in the future.

Re-engagement I have served nearly seven years of a twelve year engagement. I also have four year,; previous R.A.F. service which I may count towards badges and pension but not towards the present Cflgagenleiit ot twelve years. I cc sb to re-engage to complete time for pension: must I wait until I have served eight years RN. timc. or may I. taking into consideration previous R.A.F. service, sign on now. No one on hoard seems sure of the answer to this. I enclose S.A.E. for your advice.

A mis tier : The (ilLs tier to your query our eligibility for re-enregarding gagement is contained in Q.R. and A .1.

Article 0827. paragraph 14. in which it is tinted that a man may re-engage to com,ipleu' tune for pension after comnpleiiny S sears pensionable service. including such periods of former service in tit(, Royal A rniy or R.,l.t'. as arc' allowed to count towards Naval pension.

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in Hastings, we gave our annual Christmas treat to the Children. There was a visit to the Pantomime, followed by tea, and of course, from presents Father Christmas.

Among our other Social Activities were a visit from the Burma Star Association, a visit to the R.A.F.A. Club. This month two coach-loads of shipmates are going to the London Coliseum. to see "Can-Can".

We have a good Club, and grand shipmates, although we could do with better attendances. There is always a welcome for any wandering "matlow" who chances our way on a Saturday evening. The address is Clarence Hotel, Middle Street, Hastings,

Answer: In reply to your letter of January 5, the following appear to he the anslt'ers to your two queries (a) Emigration. A passage at public expense, on termination of service, to 0 Country outside he British Isles is allowed only if the milan concerned was entered or re-entered in else Royal Navy in that particular country. Its your case it would seen, that \'our parents emigrated after you joined the Royal Navy, therefore you ti-oulil not he to a free passage. You may, however, request through the normal dianne/s for an Indulgence Passage under the terms of Q.R, and A .I. A rticlc' 1735: such passages are normal/ v available only in Royal fleet .1 ii.r j/iarje (iiic/uilin' tan I. irs) or troops/lips: sailini'.c of such vesiels to Canada, are, I i,na'ine, no it- infrequent. Another possibility is for you to request passage in one of H.M. chips.- e.g., H.M.S. Morecambe Bay. which is due to co,n,,ii.ssion for service on the West Indies Station later this year.

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Royal Fleet Reservists who enugrate are discharged front the R.F.R.; you should, on discharge, report to the R.F.R. office in the RN. Barracks with evidence that sot, intend to t'lflit,'TiZtC in lite near future: you will huh be transferred to the R.N. Emergency Reserve and will have no training liability beer ivill re,nain liable to recall in active service in the event of war or great emergency.

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MARRIED QUARTERb

SINCE 1 HE last article was printed, ihcrc have been no spectacular developments, but this is in the nature of things for houses necessarily take time to build. Readers can, however, rest assured that there has been steady progress.

On the administrative side, the first step has been taken to bring the central roster into being. The Command Married Quarters Officer has assumed responsibility for married quarters occupied by officers and ratings serving in the Home Fleet.

It is hoped that the Admiralty instructions for the central roster and control will be received shortly so that a real start can he made. Once the central control has been inaugurated, an important milestone on this road (as yet without houses) will have been passed.

On the "hirings" side. approval has been received to take for hirings H.M.S. (Reserve Fleet.

Diligence Hvthe) and for the Amphibious School, Royal Marines, at Poole. This means, of course, that these places will The later have permanent houses. number of hirings at Portsmouth has been increased thanks to an Admiralty decision to allow an additional number periodically. As a result there will he some relief on the longer of the waiting lists.

The weather has been unkind for unand has building operations doubtedly retarded progress. First of

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all, there was the heavy rain which transformed the Paulsgrove site into a china clay pit and the Broekhurst site into a veritable clay quagmire.

At llrockhurst it was quite impossible to work on foundations or on roads for a time. Later. there was the cold weather during which it has been inspossible to work in concrete or on brick work. The builders, however. have not been idle and have worked with a will whenever possible.

At Paulsgrovc the first houses are taking shape and it will not be long, weather permitting, before the first will be ready for its roof. Conditions at Brockhurst have made progress slower but a number of foundations been and there have prepared are sonic houses up to ground floor level. Work at Stanishaw has been on roads and sewers, etc.. but work on building the flats should start within the next few months. There are also signs that work will start on the ratings' sites at Eastney (50 houses) and west of Rowner Church (144 houses) in early spring.

The only officers' estate so far started is the High Street. Old Portsmouth, project for 15 flats and five houses. The flats are nearly up to second floor level and the houses up to first floor level. It is hoped that work on the large estate on Portsdown Hill (136 houses) will start some time around Easter,

DEAR SIR,-On page 10 of the January issue, you list H.M. S/M Trondra among the donors to the Royal Sailors' Home Club Building Fund.

I am sure that a show thesis on preparing her for "diving" would prove of great interest. their Incidentally, "Lordships," through some oversight, tend to refer to her, and treat her, as an auxiliary.

DEAR SIR.-Having studied the very generous list of subscriptions for the Royal Sailors' Home Club in last month's paper, may I put in a plea for Welfare Committees to remember the Sports Control Board?

During the past two years the Board has received £642 in donations from the whole Navy, and it has paid out in loans and grants the sum of £5,877. their

HAVANT WHEN Havant Branch held Annual General Meeting on January 4. the Hon. Treasurer was able to report that the Paid Up Membership of the Branch had increased by 14 during 1954. This figure took into consideration three who had transferred to other Branches and one who had been called to Higher Service during the year.

The Balance in the Branch Account was slightly lower than it had been at the 1954 Annual General Meeting: this was chiefly due to high postage and stationery expenses, which had become necessary in advising changes of Branch Meeting Place during the past 12 months. It was anticipated that these expenses would be lower during 1955.

Vote-, for the New Year's Branch Committee were recorded in writing after Scrutineers had been elected.

There were a number of changes as some of the past year's Committee had made it known that they would not be able to stand for re-election.

PORTSMOUTH THE ANNUAL General Meeting of the above branch was held at its Headquarters on Wednesday. January 19. 1955.

The Chairman reported another year of progress throughout the branch, the membership at the end of the year being 1.038.

A children's party was held in the R.N. Barracks (by kind permission of the Commodore. R.N.B.) on Saturday, December 18. 1954, when 300 children. grandchildren, etc., of members were entertained and cared for by a very able committee of workers whose task of keeping 300 children amused and out of mischief must surely have been an enormous one and numerically one of the largest parties held throughout the city. It will be a point of interest to all our serving members who are absent from the Home Port at Christmas to know that their children will he cared for in their absence by the Association members.

The election of officers for the ensuing year proved to he the Chairman's (Shipmate C. W. Bright) easiest task of the evening as the same officers were elected or re-elected without a vote having to be taken Very, soon the sporting members of the service who regularly visit Pitt Street Recreation Ground will notice digging. etc.. going on at our Headquarters. These are members' efforts to have a building second to none in the city of Portsmouth with facilities for which both the serving and exserving Naval man and his family can enjoy and so perpetuate the aims and objects for which the Royal Naval Association standUNITY - LOYALTY PATRIOTISM -COMRADESHIP T.S.T.

WHAT IS "HEALTH"?

AS GOOD a definition of health as he had read was in the funeral speech over the Athenian dead made by Pericles'. "It is that state of moral, mental and physical well-being which enables a man to face any crisis in life with the utmost facility and grace."

(Dr. Barnctt Stross, M.P., in the House of Commons.

October 26. 1954.)

FOR THE first time, the Royal Navy has used a helicopter to pass a line from ship to ship for salvage purposes.

The tug Sir Besois was standing by to assist the Kingshridge, a freighter grounded south of the Isle of Wight.

A request was made to the Naval authorities to assist establishing the tow line, and a Dragonfly of 705 .Squadron, piloted by Lieut. M. H. Simpson. RN.. took off from the Royal Naval Air Station at Gosport with Commissioned Observer G G. (iibl's, After tying a weight to the end of the coil. Commissioned Observer Gibbs lowered it to the grounded freighter and then the helicopter slowly flew towards the tug and paid out the line.

The other end of the line was successfully passed to the tug and the helicopter stood by to see that the operation was going smoothly. The tug's four-inch towing line was secured to the one-inch line by the tug's crew, and the crew of the Kingshridge then hauled on the messenger line in order to establish the towing link. At the first attempt the one-inch line parted. The therefore the helicopter repeated operation with a second one-inch line, he saw that the line and towing had been finally established. Licut. to fhc returned Gosport.

Simpson operation took only some 20 minutes.

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Fcbriuuari, 1955

NATIONAL SERVICE IN THE whom ROYAL NAVY

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choose just it ever, it is a fact that whilst 290.500 National Service men were serving in the Army and Royal Air Force in the 1954. only year ending Starch 31st 1.800 were serving in ',he Royal Navy, Service in the Navy is* guaranteed 101 men who join pre-national training, and about 50 per cent. of new entries (N.S.) are members of the Volunteer Reserve. Large numbers of public and grammar school boys enter direct from school; s hilst many tradesmen en tel' at the age of 21 after having I he Sea completed apprenticeships. adet Corps is .in excellent pre. training organisation I low 5% h cli colile m,u u1 N.S. men.

f-I I- l'Y-ON L YEARS ago, the hero of a great book The Riddle* of i/ut' canls speaking for all those who "potter about in small boats'', said "they ought di to make 5011K' use of us as a nasa I reserve''. (In the next year, 'tile lie went till: ---My own idea is that we ought to go much further. a,d train Army'?

Oh, I every able-bodied man for a couple of years as a sailor. so ppose S ituid have to give them the choice".

I reu:urd National Service in the Royal Navy toda v as the fulfilment of that i dc.u the passage I have quoted w'.'s a Prophcc of the service which Wily I)o oUflg Men Choose the the National Service man could give to the cars' It is a tact that, for half of our National Service men, their two The '.inssers to this quest ion are full-time service is the culmination of a period of voltill tar training, just And varied --farnul V associations. previous as it is the foundation of a further period of service in the R.N.V.R. no one joins the Navy except of his own free choice.

Here, then, if anywhere experience of sailing, desire to travel outside the ranks of those who have chosen the Navy as a career. wc can ---some say the sea is ii their blood( Whatever the reason. they all want the ook for cnthusiasni, and not in vain.

I ss as glad when the Editor asked me to introduce this article, for 1 have same filing and that is to get to a sli i p much to say on the subject -hut I find that it has been said in the following (Recenti, a large number of Ordinary Fifteen years and more have England many, lessons about Sea mdl sailed for Gibraltar in the pages.

Squadron eight days after National Scrs ice: we in the Navy believe that we now make good use of .1 National Service helps to create the ((lulling the Navy!). In this connection those young men who come to us. rscrves on which the country will depend for slurs iv,ul and victory if war it is interesting to note that when a to leave iou Id come This is a long-term he neli t. f-Ic re and now, we look to the group of N.S. men, upon completion of their two Nay's National Servicemen to play their full part in manning Her i leet --thcv took to its to make sailors of them. I do not think there is much service, were inters essed rccentl they all agreed that the happiest time was room for diss;u tisfact ion on either side of the ha rga in, whilst Serving in a ship not necessarits ai sc:t

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It is important to note that ss-here entrant ..'slId thus is nornially caused by l.mmlurc to, rcach thu. mflu.duu..uI st.mndard. ,mn c'x-R.N.V.R. r.itung has already Iii addition, change of category , us completed Part I 'Iraining in tIle sometimes necessary because a rating R.N.V.R. he is ulot, of course, rc with certain special qualifications may quired to do so again. 'l'herc tire some he better employed in tmulotller Branch. men who have been keen and enHere it 111(1st be enipllasised that a thusiastic enough to complete their Ntmti0ilal. Service man can onI' transfer Part II Training during their own yolunt.mruly from one Branch to time, in the R.N.V.R.. tmncl these valimanother when a vacancy exists in the able, trained men tire tusail;mble for l,mtter, draft u mmcd tm tel on 'ca 11.11 p'' I or Alter these sor1lewIimt bewildering National Service. first few days, the professional traInA Criticism ing begins. '[his comprises two parts.

The first part lasts for four weeks and Before passing on. it would he iS comnioti to all. It consists of drill, useful to comment at this stage about basic instruction in genertml knowledge one cniticisni occasionally heard of required by eseryolie jOiilliiS the the Armed Forces. The Services tIre Nas'Y. simple Seamanship. Games and accused, from time to time, of wastSwimming. and revision of schooling. ins their National Service men's time [here are two exceptions to the tmhove with unnecessary chores or ss ith -the Coders and the Artmficers. The'" hanging about". As far as the Navy do a combined Joining and Part I is concerned this criticism can he training course sslulch lasts for three killed at once. ('.W. ('andidatcs wecks. (officer candidates), waiting to appear Part II of the New Entry 1 raining before Admiralty Selection Boaids.

Course is duflerent for cacti Branch .tmre employed in 'part of ship' cloniestic It varies ssidcly according to the tech- duties as well as ill rcceiying tcchnical rucal instructuomi required to entmble a instruction; ratings svith nlcdlical rating to takc his place as a trained queries may experience a short delay man in a complepient billet. A few in their trainirlg perlding a decision examples ssull illustrate how diverse us from the specialist; hut the vast the length of tIlls P.irt II Course from majority are passed quickly through-

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This h;ms been made easier wuth the aIvent of Genci il Service Conirnissions.

1 he I rutiumuimg Smiuadron It is in t lie Fri iii i ng Sq u;ud ron t ha t N ;mtion;m I Service Se;u men and Signalmen Ii;mve their first taste of life at sea, for the Squadron is the bridge between civilian life and service in the Ileet. Whilst the grezmter part of the concentrated ill (hi.' two tr;uining i fleet carriers.

H.M light Ships also Iheseus and Ocean. ratings at se;u iii small shups spend periods of ('lasses dmuning their tr;uiruiuig. and Contunuotus Nation;il Service Service Seamen and Signalmen are trained side by side.;,Il hr;unches are Nation;uI the represented amongst Service men serving in the ships' cornpanics. and throughout all this intermingling there runs an intense and he:ulthy riv;ulry in the many competitise aetisities'f hoat-pullinc. sea-

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Aarhus ale "s!iune ot the Iorts whuch N;mvs. Throtighotit the commrse they are h;uve been sited dtmring the last year. tre;uted in exactly the szmune way ;ms and thtus the Stuu;udrou endeasotirs their counterpmrt' on regular engagemen their first sight of a idr give ments-thev perform guard eluties. world at the earliest j,ossihle st;ugc ill take part in ceremonial parades and their N a v;m I c;u leers in the d;u s to day ruunn i ng of the Iistahlishmciit. Once more the object I Per -uirdmcn f the professionzml instruction is to Sc;m mcii ;muid Signalmen are not the en ;mh Ic j u iii or r;u tin gs to joi ii t lie I - lcct our Is tuiem hers s ho nasc through I lie us t r;u i ned ne n Squad non - even t hotugh a botut I .0) '1flfl1Uti1C10h15 ( ) rd i mci ns Sc;u men ss crc tr;m i ned there I tiring the past c;m r ! The Nat ion;ml A ppros i ma tel s' 250 N ;u t ionzu I Sers ice enter e;mch Service I. ppcr 'u;mrdmen (Executive) Cominunic;mtuon r;utings s ho h;mvc been selected by zmn Admin- ye;ur. dis idcd ;ihoutt equally between ;mltv Interview Ilo;mrd ;us potential the Sign;ul and lelegraphust hr;unchcs.

Officers in the R.N.V.R. IS All the Telegn;mphusts h;mve been nnemspend weeks doing an iniensive coturse in bers of the Roy;uI Nasal Voluuntcer Se;mm;unship. Nas-igatioui. zund Officers' (Wireless) Reserve whilst the m;mjonuty duties in geuiera I. Iheir ac;mdenuic and of the Signal ratIngs h;mve been memathletic stzmnd;irds ;urc high. Suuccessful bers of the R.N'.V.R. Owing to their candidates ate promoted 'Fempon;mry experience in the Reserve, where the Acting Stub-I icmuteii;mnts (if over 21) or will h;ms'e zilre;udy learned the morse I'empor;urv NI idsliipmen_ and about code and acqumired a certain stand;urd 2(a) Ollicers have been thus promoted in practical operating. It iS possible in the Sqiuadron duuriuug the p;mst vezur. to gise N;mtionial Service men surni!;mr From time to time ;m few ex-Upper training to the - Contintuous Service Yardnuen INS.) are for r;utings whilst achieving thus in a much accepted tr;unsfer to the pcrnl;unent list of the shorter time. '[hey are thus avzuulahle Ro;ml N;mvv. 1 here is also a steady for useful employment at sea for a flow uI N;mtiiiii,mI Sers ie Upper Yard- lengths proportioui of their service.

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His does an extremely good job iii every svlf contid.nc develops. H. is taught t lc of ship-from Airciaft Carriers f md in cs cr5 kind iithat sc If di iplin_ I the most mi to \1 I 13s portzint factor in Service "discipline". duty, whether it is as pilot 01 an -iii ermaliv.

In many eases lie has never been away craft or as a linguist ti froiii home before ; has to learn to Reports are unanimous in for his keenness. intell Ig.-iice ;ind tlie look after hi mseIf. Fhere is no use deriving the fact speed with which he readily " adapts th it for iii ins thy c ill up comys it himsylt to 5.rvicm_ fitc I-I. hrins in an incon'. enient t iine. ()ne dour voting infectious ciii husiasm to his training. s_lt mftvr his (ii t s.i,k s iccd his oud yr. mtcs i frucndls s ui it of ris ilrs both in p1 u in ftirjfi.oiiiuiy \ is ii c irccr thus-his with thi. Ru_uI us phi lo ophs b. nt. hL ttcr th in his _ minds md in his dutics so htiI,i rs N.m tion_il Sc rvmc. is a In conclusion. Ii. t _us ivi.OliI c On. hind to ans oil ii g man because it cuts vry iin por ta mit fa :t - Ilie Natio ni I his career. Hut it must he ulone. Service man has replaced the Recruitcci on s ith it and try to he ing Sergeant of the Pre-War d;i s. crvdit to uh. N 155 (jist. md t iki. \Vhvn hi. ri_turns to his t iinuls I mc ik ma ns is uns motto isc tol ., or oflici. thi. ohs ion ith m hut morv Vs lilt vm is it iii in t uki_ md Ii tI rcmvnib.r hi. will hi. iskcd in. thai ins jiustrimettmr is also human"! like? I)id sou cn;ov;t?"

Its liii. ills of thu. cxccllcnt I ott_vs It fu is lout. h .n lu_Id tlu it th N mss (ma iespondclicc Course Schenic. an is this country's hst aiiili.mssador: it the i ncrea s ii nuthe; of National Scr- must now be a pprecia ted that vice men are continuing their civilian N;mmion;uI Sers ice man is the N;mv s educ; tiona I a id ;urmifession;uI si tidies best messenger to the country.

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Prospects: The Bank's policy is to encourage suitable young men to qualify for promotion to Managerial or equivalent status at an early age. The comprehensive system of training now operative gives unsurpassed opportunities for a successful banking career with commensurate financial rewards.

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THE ENGINE Room Branch of R.N.B. has started a drive, through their R.N.B.T. Representative, to collect C.P.O.S.M. Freeborn, money by means of Collecting Boxes, Draw Tickets and Penny Piles.

This money is to assist the Portsmouth and District Spastics Society with their project of having a treatment centre in Portsmouth. 'rhe Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and Stoker Mechanics Messes in the Barracks have, in two months, raised £32 17s. 81d. towards this worthy cause. It has taken 4 years to raise the first £1,000 of the £10,000 needed and it is hoped that this year will see a vast increase in donations.

The Society hopes to start a comprehensive scheme to include a Special Treatment Centre and Clinic for children. Continuation Unit for the adolescents and a Training Workshop for those able to benefit by them. The proposed unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital. Cosham. Portsmouth, would have priority as it is felt that the prob-

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men are more concerned YOUNGa successful Service carccr. about But retirement will conic and an adequate income will be needed to enjoy it. NOW IS THE BEST TIME to start providing either an extra pension at 6 to supplement Service and State Pensions or, if you prefer, a substantial cash sum on leaving the Service to help you to cstabli.h yourself in civilian life.

The younger you are, the better terms you can secure.

APPLY FOR OUR SPECIAL SCHEMES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY PENSIONS Advantages include: Pensions at 65. Premiums cease at 40,45 or 55. Options include a lump sum on service. leaving Family protection, etc.

1cm of the children must be tackled first.

We feel that Portsmouth, as the premier Naval Port, could and should establish a model unit worthy of its Naval Traditions and thus become one of the leading centres in the Kingdom for the treatment of Cerebral Palsy.

Come on. Portsmouth Commandlet's hear from you.

It is known that in this Command there are one Officer and eight ratings who are parents of spastic children.

Three ratings are brothers of spastics.

Welfare Officers and others should note that donations should be sent to the Portsmouth and District Spastic Society in order to avoid confusion with the National Spastic Society.

There are no paid officials in the P.D.S.C.

Children's Christmas Parties Interesting facts about the Children's Christmas Parties which were held in RN. Barracks are that a total of 1,120 children and 280 adults (not including the many fathers present) attended, and the numbers for the different days were:children adults Tuesday. January 4Junior Ratings 304 42 Wednesday, January 5346 102 Petty Officers Thursday, January 6Chief P.Os. 470 136 1,120

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January 4. include children from the R.N. & R.M. Children's Homes.

Waterlooville: Services House. Southsea; Victory 11oy and Girl Cadets and the St. George's Church, RN. Barracks Choir Boys.

This year it was decided to hold each party complete under one roof in order to avoid the children having to go outside the Gymnasium into the cold to get to the Theatre and Cinema, therefore no entertainment,; were provided other than the fun and games inside the Gym. Fresh amusements were brought in as a change from previous years and items such as the hired pedal toys and the electric roundabout were not used. With the help of MT. and RE. and the Barrackmaster's staff, some excellent side shows were produced-these consisted of a Bombing Range, Space Ship. Aircraft Carrier Sinking and a Crockery. Shy. All in all, the children had a grand time, finished off with plenty to eat, including ice-cream and jelly, and the presentation of toys, etc. The duty Father Christmas for each party was:Tuesday, January. 4: A.B. Cousens.

P.O.S.M. Wednesday, January 5: Pittam.

January 6: C.P.O. Writer Thursday.

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Services House, 37a South Parade, Southsea Mr. F. M. Purkis. Welfare Secretary. who is a member of the Management Committee, informed R.N.B. Welfare Committee that there are at Services House, the 4 completely orphaned Write, stating (late of birth, for children of the late Able Seaman favourable premiums payable by ltalnier. R.N.B. In addition there are Naval Allotment to24 other kiddies including 2 children of a P.O.S.M. now serving in R.N.}3.

The mother of the Balmer children died a few years ago and the father TH9 met a tragic end in April last. The 4 children, who were already in Ser.1.0C..TI.. vices House. partly supported h' their father, naturally remained there. HowL 1 M 1 T 11 D p 4.4 197p ever, owing to the peculiar circumstances of this case no financial assistPROVIDENT HOUSE 246, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E,C.2 ance is being received directly in respect of these children, no pension is Telephone: BlShopsgate 5786 payable, and no Family Allowance or

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Guardian's allowance can be made under the present regulations. At' tempts arc being made to obtain perhelp from the Ministry of Pensions and the National Insurance. r In view of this, R.N.B. Welfare Cornmittee was pleased to make an grant of £100 to Services House as a token of appreciation for the way in which these unfortunate kiddies are cared for.

Condolences We offer our sincere condolences to Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. Leathers whose son Robert. aged 12. was tragically, taken from them recently.

Robert will be missed at St. George's Church kNIt., where he was a choir boy.

Best Wishes Best ss ishes for a speedy recovery, to No. 74758. H. NI. Ferrctt. skilled labourer slinger of C.E.M. Dept.. H.Nl. l)ockvard. He was badly injured when a pile frame, to be used in the boring connected with the new Chief P.O's block, collapsed on Saturday, Januar Is. D. C. B.

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leisure during Christmas have now been consigned to a distant place called Guz. where the inhabitants speak an unknown dialect, and live on Oggics. which I hear are a kind of tree fruit.

Gui is a small village along the Portsmouth coastline : its main industry is fishing, and its popular sport is howls. I believe there is a Naval Barracks near here, also a few ships (quite small stuff, though).

We expect to h in these waters for a month, after which we sail for Portsmouth to have a refit.

Our natives on board will soon be training for the one-minute wash and dress act omitting the ('ox'n Blue Suit lot'.

I hope it's not too late to wish the crew of Miner 3 a happy and full New Year-full of work. I mean.

We are eagerly awaiting their arrival here. and it has been suggested that we tow them round, since after their long sojourn in Portsmouth. they might have forgotten the way to Gui. After refitting, we hope to cruise in friendly waters. I3ernbridgc Point to East ('owes. keeping the Harbour Station with in striking distance for the benefit of the London types (some people spend more time on British Railways than they do on hoard a ship. We have an L.S.M. who must know every station within a 200-mile radius of Smoke).

Senrab.

P.S-If anyone has any, spare fish will they kindly send it to our 1st Lieutenant.

II.M.S. HEDINGIIAM CASTLE

ON MONDAY. January. 17, we shook away the cobwebs of leave period, and proceeded to sea on our anti-submarine exercises. Fortunately we were broken into it gently, because the weather. had as it has been in Portland of late, took a decided turn for the better and we have had calm seas on which to find our sea legs again.

While on the subject of weather. let us look at sport. We have been inactive in that line for weeks now since the canteen grounds were waterlogged . The dry spell has worked wonders and on 1 hursdav, 20 our soccer team will take the field against Portchester Castle in a league match. [he grounds are still very soft, as was proved today, in the rugger match between the 2nd 1S. and the 2nd Submarine Squadron. The 2nd S.M.S. won by 13 points to nil. Four "Hedinghani Heroes" were in the 2nd T.S. team, and in all fairness to them we won't mention any, names On Thursday. 27. we have a coach trip arranged to "Wills" Cigarette Factory in Bristol. It will serve as a change from the usual run ashore here in Portland, where there isn't much to offer. There is no truth in the "buzz" that only non-smokers are allowed to go On January 29 we arc taking part in Exercise "Shortlop" with the Home Fleet, and we stay awhile in DevonThe following port-Sunday 30. day, whilst we are en route for Portland, we will take part in Squadron exercises.

We have another Duty Command on February Il, This will be the last time the "Jolly Roger" will flutter at our masthead before we go in reserve.

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The story began shortly before Christmas, when the anle'deck H.M.S. Albion (Captain C. H. Beak. D.S.O., O.B.E.) hummed with a different sort of activity.

The cause was not an operational requirement; it was a collection from the ship's company for the children of the Institute, who do not, when all is said and done, receive all that much attention in the normal run of events, Able Seaman Sparrow thought up the original idea, and soon the kitty organized by Rev. Healey. stood at over £16. And all in four days. It did not take the sailors long to buy up a considerable portion of Malta's

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reported earlier, in Weymouth. but at the M oontlcet Hotel. Fleet, near L Weymouth. Nothing but the hest for the lads On February 28 we expect to proceed to Portsmouth to continence redticin to reserve. Certain members of the Ship's Company will commission a completely new ship. H.M.S. Dundas. a frigate at present nearing completing at "Cowes". Isle of Wight.

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H.M.S. DRYAD

THE NEW Year opened at H.M.S. Dryad with Pride. Congratulations. good-byes and greetings in that order.

The promotion of the Commander.

G. J. A. Lumsden. D.S.O.. to Captain: the First Lieutenant. Lieut.-Commdr.

C. A. Canh:tm. D.S.O.. 'o Commander; the Deputy Supply Officer. Licut.Commdr. (5) D, A. Marks to Cootmander (S); and the Staff Electrical Officer, Lieut.-Cornmdr. (L) P. Fenton to Commander (L) is an incentive to all concerned and they leave Dryad knowing they have well earned the feeling of respect and liking with sshich they have been regarded during their service here.

Their departure unfortunately is headed by Captain Martin J. Evans. ('.B.E.. l).S.C. whose Command of Dryad ended on Tuesday, January II. He will long he remembered not only for his command and administration but also his great interest in sport and the welfare of all who serve with him. All at Dryad wish hint good fortune and progress in the future which he so well deserves.

Greetings Captain R. C. Tosswill. O.B.E.. in taking command of H.M.S. Dryad on II. adds his name to January the distinguished list of captains of Dryad. Previously Commodore and and Second-in-Command America West Indies. Commanding Officer H.M.S. Superb 1952-54. Captain of the Dockyard. Malta 1950.52 and Director (ND) 1949-SO. Deputy Officers and ratings look forward to a happy, and progressive time under his command.

We also welcome Commander P. J, M1 orgart. D.S.O.. Lieut.-Commander D. K. L. Learmont, D.S.C..

(S) J. L. Burden and Lieut.-Commander (L) J. E. Swift.

Following the highly successful Wardroom Ship's Company and Children's the Wickhans Party a Dramatic Society gave performance "Blithe of Noel Coward's Spirit" in the Cinema on Tuesday. January, 18.

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sweets stock-and they bought the best, for a sailor's sweet tooth is almost a legend in the Navy.

Children's Delight loaded with the sweets, two uniformed figures called at the Institute's doors on Christmas Day. They were Sub-Lieutenant Shortell and A,B. Sparrow. Father Christmas was also present, being represented by LS.A. Dave Callaghan.

There is no need to paint a wordpicture of the children's delight when they saw Father Christmas's sack upended. :ind the pile of sweets and chocolate spilled out on to the big table.

Sufficient to say that the children loved every moment of the visitand there is little doubt that the Royal Navy did the same.

(Reprinted by kind permission of Tintes of Malta,) received with cnthtsiasm by an audience of officers, ratings and their ss yes who fulls appreciate the hard work entailed in the production of the play for their en jovnwnt.

II.M.S. DUCHESS

OUR self-maintenance period ended. we left the Dockyard wall and returned to our old berth in Grand I-harbour on New Year's Eve. That evening. the unfortunate "duty, boys" found themselves saddled with Guard Ship duties. while the rest of us dashed ashore to celebrate.

The last twinges of the subsequent hangovers had disappeared before we sailed for Algiers on Januwith 4. in H.M.S. ary contpan Jamaica (fixing the flag of the Flag

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H.M.S. Diamond. H.M.S. Diana and H.M.S. Decoy.. and arrived on the morning of the 6th.

A very full sporting programme awaited us, with numerous opponents wishing to take the visiting ships on. both its a squadron and individually, at rugger. soccer, hockey and basketball, [lie faces of even the most stalwart sporting enthusiasts blanched a bit when they learned that some games svere scheduled to start as early at 0830 It was thought, at first. that this was due to sonic peculiarity of the French character, of which c had never heard; it later transpired, however, that our opponents were just as staggered as we were. The visiting ships achieved creditable restilts in all games played. other than basket-hall, and all ship and squadron rugger sides were unbeaten.

High Prices Everyone found the prices ashore decidedly high and marry veteran beer drinkers, unable to afford their usual were heard solace, to mutter "pastiche" in their sleep before the the visit.

However, end of although the attractions of Algiers were not to those of Genoa. the visit equal most interesting and a jolly good time ssas had b all.

All-day bus trips were popular. In the unoinings these tours covered the city, including the notorious Kashah -- otherwise "out of bounds"-and, in the afternoons. the surrounding counthe "monkey tryside " including couiltrs Fortunately, there were no cases of mistaken identity.

After leaving Algiers on January 12. we took part in Exercise "Catch' Can", s hichi occupied most of the return passage. and arrived in Malta * A French concoction less powerfill than the local "red biddy"-but only just

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on January IS. The next day, in the all having teething troubles on our Fled Soccer Cup competition, new job. but although this close conDuchess reached the third round h' tact with submarines and submariners Programme of Events, 1955 beating H.M.S. Jamaica 2-I after is new to most of us, things are runThe been following dates have will soon be and a and we extra time-a thrilling game fling smoothly agreed: in top scar. most satisfactory result, July 6-Inter-Service 50-mile Time The Welfare Committee have We are now working from Malta Trial at R.A.F. Kidlington. for the next couple of weeks, gather- authorised the redecorating and furChantJuly 23--Inter-Service Track Chamof Hall, in Rotheour for our next visitnishing Craigmore strength ing pionship at Hcrnc Hill. to Palermo, where we are due to say. 1 his is to be used as a Naval September I l-Inter-Servic Massed arrive on February 5 with H.M.S. Club in addition to the Fleet Canteen.

Start at t3landford.

I hese repairs should he completed in Diamond in company.

It has been various indoor a few weeks and 10 hold the RN. Time Trial. television and a record-player as' start and track championships etc. in addition to a N.A.A.F.I. bullet, in one week, if possible immediately will be asailable for the use of shorebefore the first Inter-Service event.

AFIER FIVE sears in reserve at goers. A children's party will be held, The exact dates "ill he arranged Portsmouth. Adamant steamed lip to and later it is hoped to hold dances later. on the as there is ih November, 1953, to refit premises ample in Ross To run a Best All Rounder cornand prepare for the sea-going job space and quite a good floor. as for 1954, over 25. 50 and Adamant took in exercise petition, part of Depot Ship to the Third Submarine 100 miles, with prize voucher of ÂŁ3 Bonfire November, during Squadron, based at Rothesay. j Bright the for the winner.

For nine months it was hard work spending much of the time i That it would not he practicable to and plenty of it.

Dockyard workers company of H.M.S. Maidstone and a [our of Stations and organise a took command of the ship and for small escort somewhere North-West Establishments" (luring the sear. of the Islands. we week made their Shetland Though seven days ;i they were at sea for about fifteen we Command Club Reports heard, until those of us on days, presence - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nore hoard grew immune to the noises of had rather a quiet time in our role - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The ........... .................................................. . rivicrs aiiu Clipping fl:iiiilicis. ,c as .' .'.'.'''.".''"''.

'File season started well with about Christmas leave is now upon us. wc all glad, when, in the first week 30 members and about a of September. after an inspection by I he retard party have just gone and peted in the ( onim.ind championship. increasingly clear Captain Wclhy Everard. Adamant it becomes second leave is best after Four riders were entered for the Nass edged slowly under the 1orth Bridge aboard that all. championships., The Club has, howand in murky weather set course ever, no experienced racing member What we'll do and where we'll go in Bangor to work up. who can guide and assist the ounger New. Year is a of r1the quite topic It was sheer had luck that during inenihers, versation on the mess decks. of four i plenty the five day trip separate gales Portsmouth buzzes but nothing definite. We are were endured. Nevertheless, the usual has now reached 78. informed that in H.M.S. Membership exercises took Rothesay, place, working up Montclare was affectionately referred A number of events were organised Paravancs were streamed, while and some good times recorded. The boats' and guns' crews along with to as Nevcrhudgc. so maybe we'll her in more ways than one. Navy 25-mile and 1(X)-mile records Damage Control Parties were kept relieve were broken during the season, constant y on c a,',,.

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,J. A. SWINDEN, S.B.A., PJSMX 900299. 1I.M.S. Victory. Died December 23, 1954.

FARRELLY, P/JX J. A.B., 918579. H.M.S. Sheffield. Died December 25. 1954.

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We arrived in Bangor on Friday. dozen September 10, minus a few ,iiiar' ':irds of shin's-sidt ores', but otherwise none the worse for the had weather.

Invitations immediately heTHE ACCOMPANYING photograph San to reach the ship from various i saw not only changes ,)lows the ashore as they endeavoured ;THE NEW term object of the Portsmouth I parties Iii the establishment grounds but also Field Grin Crew wIll) started training to make it., welcome. Owing to the cornthe .

Drafts are ship's conipan recently in the Barracks. It is now some unpredictable weather. only one watch in g along its frequently as the frost years since these cups were brought was allowed ashore but it returned 'rite staff too is wirnings, rapidly back to Portsmouth froni Earls Court. on hoard with favourable reports. Lots that New Look. Commander but our hopes this year are very high. of friends were made ashore, whilst getting R. H. Bull. s1.l3.E., D.S..C., has re- Now that the trainint 'akes L on hoard, the Mayor and his lads' place iii i lievcd Commander F. E. l-la'den. and members of the Bangor Council, 1),S('. as Training Commander. ('urnalong with representatives from the rninder Hzivdcit is off to the Far Last. various clubs who had offered hosAt our first divisions of the ncs pitality to the Ship's Company. sscre term the Captain. on behalf of the entertained in the Ward Room. .

Commander in Chief. presented Able i Mayor's Reception the Royal ScimiIi 'F, Basnett with The Commander. accompanied by l-Iuiil'anc Society's commendation on three officers. two Chief Petty Officers vellum for Basnctt's part in the rescue and one Boy proceeded ashore to the of tsvo civilians who were in danger Hall where a reception wits of drowning last July. , held in the Mayor's Parlour. . 1 With the aid of lots of s'oluntar now laid out the new formal exchange of Ship and Town labour, svc base Plaques later took place, the whole !cricket net ground. the lowling green proceedings being covered by Press and a double tennis court. 1 he three' and photographers. quarter sized football ground, too. ,-\c Illustrious was also in Bangor, has come in for attention. on the rugger Before the end of the month. 'lclewe twice played them t'ield, drasving 6-6 and, alas, losing I vision will be installed for all ratings. Barracks, the task of the cress should Football and 8-6.

Still, we've riot been playing I Hockey Xl's have he made easier, because now ever One the weather, but the in the Comniand can easily give them together its i team for long and need been hard hit h results of games played have been their support by coming along and time to warni up.

It was a matter of considerable local more than encouraging. By the time cheering the crew on during their it will interest when sonic tilts-six ratings of the next issue of N.ss'v Niws. SVC training. It is also intended that were stranded ashore for forty-eight will he able to 5CC how many of our he made possible for the public of hours OWilig to had ss-cacher. l low- thousands of spring bulbs have conic Portsmouth to come into the Barracks and watch the crew training in the ever, the men were svcll looked after up.

The Bird. afternoons. and were kindly provided with food of the and beds on the premises Association.

Naval Bangor Royal ment by Her Majesty and at the readThere was rt way of getting in direct Proclamations. ing )f t ouch ss it h tile ;flip. but eseit tua I I y * It is understood that there me Dc.ith Master-at-Arms Clarence NEWS offers its congratula- only three Serjeants'at-Arms to Her 'phoned the Naval authorities in 1;d- lions to Licut. Comdr. \V. P. Querstret, Hall's selection is and fast who in turn telephoned the R.N.. on the Decoration of the Order Majesty also Nasal Base. London- of Menelik. Class IV, conferred on not only an honour to himself hut Londonderry ha, served so well. to the Service he radioed Adamant, which derry only him by the Emperor of Ethiopia. being a mile from the shore had been was the Lieut. Cmdr.

Querstret in plain sight of the stranded matelots Officer Commanding the Naval Guard the whole time, As you probably of Honour, when the Emperor visited know, the Licensing Laws of Northern Portsmouth in October, 1954.

Ireland are rather flexible, so possible boats were watched for from a comfortable position. It's a pity it was a It is with great pleasure that we I record the appointment of Scrjcant-at- AFTER THE sinking of H.M.S. Ark blank week. in After nine days Bangor. Arms to Her Majesty The Queen of Royal in November, 1941. the Canteen Adamant joined M ontclare in Rothe- 1_ictit. Kenneth I lall. M.B.F.. M.V.O.. Committee decided o purchase out say after an overnight cruise across upon the resignation of Sir George of the balance of the Ship's Fund a the Irish Sea. Then, on October 5. litman. His many friends offer him silver bell for presentation to future we took over our duties with the their heartiest conratuIations. ships bearing the name. This bell was Third Submarine Squadron, attached Lieut. Hall entered the Royal Navy cast during the war and has since been to which arc the new "T-Conversion" asaFhird Writer on December II, held in custody at the Ro al Naval submarines. You will recall that it 1911. and was promoted to Warrant barracks. l.cc-on-Solent. was the Tally Ho which earlier this Writer on November 23, 1932, The bell will he handed over to the year crossed the Atlantic tinder water.

Officer of the new.

He was awarded the M.B.E. in the Commanding Farewell Dance New Year Honours. 1941, for war ser- H.M.S. Ark Royal at Portsmouth on 1955.

The March 26, Before leaving us for the inland vice at Sea on the Staff of the Coni- Saturday, ceremony will take place at 11.30 and Mont- mander-in-Chicf. Home Fleet, attractions of Helensburgh, Entering the Royal Household on will be followed by a tcur of the ship dare held a farewell dance, which turned out a great success. There was October 15, 1945, as Chief Clerk, and lunch.

All ratings who served in the warno shortage of female support and Master of the Household's Departfun was had by all. Partly as a result merit. he was awarded the M.V.O. time H.M.S. Ark Royal are invited to of this, lots of us now have good (Fifth Class) by His late Majesty King attend: applications for tickets should friends ashore, but for the non-natives George VI, in the New Year Honours, be addressed to the Office of Flag Officer Air (Home). Wykeham Hall. etc. the main off-duly interests seem to 1952. dates The duties of .Scrjcant-at-Arms to Lcc-on-Solent. Hants. stating be Sport and Short Week-end Leaves.

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portrait of the Emperor. carefully screened front the eyes 01 ordtilars mortals except (in special dais tit ceremony.

The routine on arrival for practice or instruction was to remove the shoes in the portico, ascend to the cloister at t lie entrance. sink to the hands and knees to make an obeisance first to t lie portrait of the Emperor and then to the teachers before finding a vacant place it, which to change. rliis in itself was Something of an ordeal as there was no pris acs- and the Japanese were intensely interested in every detail of clothing and ill the remarkable whiteness of a foreign skin. Having changed. the same formalities of howing to the Emperor and to the teachers were carried out before and after every bout and a how to the opponent also had to he made.

IN MEDIEVAL - times in Japan. which were unnaturally extended by some 250 years beyond those of other countries by a decree prohibiting foreigners access to the country, each feudal lord maintained his own private arm of Samurai (knights) and lesser soldiers. Each of these armies developed its own methods of lighting.

1 here were thus different styles of archery. fencing. spear work and unarmed combat in each region. Even the Japanese word for unarmed cornbat-J uj u tu. Ta ijutsu, Yaw a ra. 1 orite. etc.-varied front district to district.

When this seclusion was broken by force following the arrival of foreign men of war in 1868. those in power realised that to enable her to compete in the modern world Japan must unify and modernise. Her achievemerits in this respect are a matter of recent history.

In order to march with tile times Japan abolished the Samurai. At the same time the arts of bowrnanship. swordsmanship and unarmed combat fell into disrepute in favour of more modern and more lethal weapons.

However, with the rise of the country as a military power, three ancient warlike crafts were revived with the object of building tradition and morale.

In 1882 a man called Kano collected the -know how about unarmed combat from the old feudal districts and. selecting the best from each, welded the whole into a national (cell n iq tie, as opposed to a number of local techniques. this he named Judo.

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the nr:.c(....s and in the event (if any ;i ';;i lapse 'i ---So that's sour little jk it? Well, your little Ted's just thumped the Chief Buffer!" manners or etiquette to blow his whistle. call everyone to attention and explain the fault just ;is the G.I. (10-CS with his ---Still ---correct mistake- skill of the wearer. (hildietl wore or hold. The secrecy, efficacy and from a heatti: the expert would then Another responsibility Of red and ilo', ices white. After passing : violcncc of these devices increased c(i t slice, oft tile ha iIIisoo is i t ii a series carry (111", if this teacher was to stop cicri thiulg the appropriate test promotion was, w itll the grade of black belt until of lick s Si ithtotit breaking the silk. a student under a strangle hold lost through I St grade bRie. 2nd grade I imagine an 8th grade expert can before Reiital in Japan consciousness surrendering! blue. 1st grade brown to 2nd grade kill with a glance at a distance.

This takes the as erase I Will' half a dozen couples pracAs a further example of the strict brown.

There are iii all eight grades of which was exercised-ill I Japanese 2 to 3 sears. The junlp froill discipline black belt. the eighth the tising fencing at the hare end of the being accordance with Japanese custom the 11 2nd grade brown to the coveted black highest . Ill lily tulle there were four hall, the - sells, shouts and crowing roost iiii and tlillistudents while awaiting their turn belt is the Iirtui1t !8111 grade inert. the Emperor and one of victory ma sIc pandemonium like I squat (ill the floor on their heels with cult step to l he career of a J 11k10 illail. at ..tell headquarters. At our town it free for all in it illenageric. On iie lesser grades their legs folded beneath thetIS. ]'it : Whereas the tests for hilt the senior teacher was a 5th the tiiatted end were it dozen or so increase the discomfort 0! this posi - are done ill t he local Hall, the exam- grade and a good one it that. His couples doing Judo i n comparative ti(ln we were not allowed to relax itiatioti for a black belt had to taken I neck muscles were so developed by 5 i ieuiee disturbed from t i tllL' to time at one of the Judo hcadq tia rIds at consta ntIs- resisting strangle holds that liv the injection of :i flair of fencers by stretching the feet out tiat behind rok so. Kvoto or Osaka. lit Istit had to sit (in our )reels it it Il the other.

Ile wtittld lie oil his hack with a thick ii has. ha s- i uig disa ruled each u to a il oral exit ill ilat ion. fee t vertical and the toes bent practical stave across his throat with the weight brought tire bout t (1 a decision ill untowards the front. 1 his was to tests ill slow t iille of the various falls. 01 man a t each end and could still a ruied cluili h0 t . Watching. over all %%as ensure that you were able to spring 11(11(15 and t Il rows and a iv it tell paper! breathe and even talk. Although lie tile inscrutable leaclie r stu ps(u i ted by on the moral aspects. the candid. straight into action iii the event of I would remain passive I was never the iii s i s i li Ic Emperor. is matched against a series of black able to force him to surrender by a treachery and sudden attack. It was With t lie defeat of Japan in 1945 belt experts ill three throw cuiiiiiiat strangle kick, Like nlost Judo experts such military, assets as tile Halls of' easy for a Japanese but agony for a I f successful in lie had a even after until lie is defeated. foreigner, long-legged uhit:uii Virtues and the ii arlike arts contrasting hobby. lie was niont 115 of training. these each Candidate is a t put i ii a n zmck tli lw hedged master on Il the t I herein were discouraged by 1.111gb strangle lock until lie lost conscioustile occupying p055 crc. 1 lie teachers Japanese lute. Another teacher worked ness and then revived. 1 his isas said tobacco pouches. ladies' No Fees-No Age limit ! pouchcttcs 01 Keiids, and Judo fell on hard times.

The Hall was open every day. No to give him coillidence and teach him and such like in exquisite petit point. fit I ')Sii I found ms senior teacher he the could withstand fees were charged. all you had to do how long earning a s cry modest living by before surrendering. a skill which most of them Japan Fencing was to register your naille and address pressure hone-setting.

Oil the s.iuime principle we should w-itI the head teacher. Students were ro visualise the scene in a Hall of possessed, and by giving lessons on the allowed to attend as they pleased but perhaps dross 1 ci ecy sailor on pass- Military Virtue a during practice lute. were expected to come at least twice iil5 for Leading hand and restore him Isession it necessary to know someNow I lies r that once again the pen.

1 iore than a by artificial respiration just to show tIling of Japanese fcrlcing (Kendo) dul tillS ]'as swung. The military arts week brought a visit from a teacher him what has he coming to IIiIII. ith which Judo is closcls allied. and s ilItiec are hack in favour, the to enquire the reason.

Halls reopened and the lighting spirit Kendo is the art of cOrllhat with the lIon to Breathe-how to rail File midsummer and midwinter curved edged two'hatided resurrected in Japan. Ibis is had news single special practice periods were regarded Surrender was indicated by one or i samurai sword. The combatants are for st'uileouie but I hope not us. as compulsory. Each lasted It) days. more deliberate, not flustered. taps oi masked and clothed in hanihoo the sunnier we any part of the opponent's body with- armour leaving only the legs and foreDuring period gathered to do a hard practice in the in reacts: if none. then on the matting. arms The guiding unprotected.

I was at principle in Japanese fencing is that CARTOONISTS liat of the day and during the winter This part of the at the dead of night ishicn the cold pains to learn very'. s cry siii,mrtls. the sword is used like a whip, The was 151(1St intense.

I shall not easily tile s a riouts lash of the whip is from the point Progress through NOTE forget the cold of the bath when we grades was on these lines. -A novice of the sword through the blade and PLEASE immersed after breaking the ice at the did little but learn to fall: fall in the arms and torso of the wielder I li Ii AR U Editor reports that an inend of tile session about 02(8t ! down to his navel; from his navel i ztryiuig lativ posit ion from creasing number of good ideas are There wits no age limit. upper or thlrotigh the blue and hirosirl grades to the soles of his feet is tile stock. reluctantly. rejected. because would-be each lower. for Stti(lCiltS. One of the roost the was taught how to 11(11(1 There is no follow' through; contributors use unsuitable materials agile fencing teachers was 72 and two Ilinlself. 110W to breathe and the simple blow is delivered as a flick with a for their drawings, In order to of the Judo men over tl. Most of the holds .uiitl tllrows in 51(1w tulle and whip. ill order to add strength to the obviate this sad state of affairs. artists students were between 20 and 30. ill praciicc. There were also lectures tuck the fencer clenches his stomach are asked to observe the following Little boss front about ten iipw ards on self-control. pat riot isun. and so oil. muscles with a loud cry at each blow. points in preparing drawings for were alisa%s present. -dult student 'S It was not until lie had won a black Samurai in the old days. were liable NAyS Ntsvs 55 ithi belt that ill,: really interesting part to test their strength and the edge of were often detailed to 1. 'file dj.t%iiilg should invariably I Ileni ill order that correct application - of Judo was resealed I o him. lie was their blades on low I y passers-by on rather than brute force should lire- I then taught the so-called secret and the highway. and were said t o be aisle he in Indian ink. which lends itself t ricks, bieak and to cleave a body, front ((1 the photographic processes involved sail, There were no wonier students dangerous (lie diagonally in reproduction. ",tem iwaza''. that shoulder to thigh in one blow. I have at this Hall hut there is no ban st railgle holds.

2. Titles. sub-titles and other intlleilL They were taught spear is the kicks, hiliuw s, jabs and hicks seen the edge of a sword tested by work and a modified lortil of Judo l performed with the ball of tile foot. placing 1 he blade s ert ica II y in a slowly scriptions should lie given on a separwhich included the use of hair pills I heel. knee. el liis - lingers, flat or side running stream and drifting a leaf ate piece (11 paper. and will then be and so on in 01 t heir of the hand on various soft spots on down upon it. the tlioilseuit urn of the reproduced in type. protection tile opponent's body. arc de- leaf causing it to he cut in two with virtue, 3. Flat "shading' effects, which Judo clothiulC consisted (it a white signed to incapacitate tit enemy. either a barely perceptible interruption of its are usually better used sparingly, can hhitldness or progress Another test was he denoted by a flat wash over the light-weight cailvas suit, the trousers h', causing acutre pain, ncoilscu ousrless, for long enough to to hang a short length of thin green shaded parts of the drawing, painted long enough to protect the knees. tile allow hull to he secured in a lock bamboo hs a single thread of silk on with a half-and-half mixture of loose coat is it h reinforced string blue ink and water. stitching secured round the waist b%. 1 a strong cloth belt. The feet were 4 Please use plain white paper tor your drawings. always 'File colour of the belt indicated the All cartoons drawn in this way will

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The Venue A typical Hall in a small county town coiisisletl of the main building of traditional native architecture built in wood and curving eaves and heas v tiles situated ill the white sanded courts art! tit a Shinto (the national political religion ill which Emperor and an Cest or 550511 i p p a large part) simile. Alongside is eze the archery butts and a ta i iii it ye hat Il house.

Inside the tll:iiil hall was a practice floor. halt of 55 hich was covered with close iv woven st law ma Is for the Judo exponents and the other half hare polished boa ids l or the fencers. Stirrounding this floor was a raised matted cloister where the sitidents changed into the special dress for whichever art they favoured and squalled on their heels to watch or await their turn.

A portion of this matted cloister opposite to the students was further raised about two feet and here the teachers sat to supervise all that went on. In an alcove on this platform was kept with great revereilce the

curriculum

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BAUN & CO 7he Oldest !mra),ii,l,rd Naiul TaUo,s and Ouifitic', 172 & 182 QUEEN STREET, PORTSMOUTH ('.fember, !nrerport Nasal Traders' Association Lit!) Credit Terms avaiIsbe at Cash Prices

downstream.

WHAT'S ON-February, 1955

record o( which we are proud _75 Years scriice to the R(-t!

For PERSONAL and INDIVIDUAL scr,;~c

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Discipline is Strict I lay some stress on this etiquette as it illustrates the atmosphere in which the practices were undertaken.

Our teacher was always on ditty on the raised dais. It was his task to watch over the general conduct of

Whal is Judo?

It will h %% ell here to explain what judo means to the Japanese. There is in Japan a measure of mysticism, patriotism, and religion mixed into it. but stripped iii sue Ii things which are difficult for a 1(11 eigner to understand. Judo consists 01 three essentials. physical culture. prot iciencv iii combat. and mental development. We have, in fact, a queer Oriental con nidict ion in which unit ritied coin hat as practised by the toughest Consma ndo wit Ii no holds, locks, throws. kicks, jabs or strikes barred is Combined with itioral uplift Mr. Kano's idea, encouraged by the Government is hich realised its salue. prospered.

Between rite wars the organi:ition in Japan wjs on these lines.

At the capital. Ioko. :111(1 in two (tiller ma or cities. Kyoto and Osaka. were situated Judo headquarters. o' which that at loks o was the senior and most In all other towns, and ci en il lagec of any site. were so called Halls of M mlitarv Virtue is bet e under Government sponsore.1 inst uic tors the arts 0! fell cing. arcliei . Spear and Judo were taught aid Pr.uct ised. In addition all \l iddle and Higher Schools.

Nasal and Army estzi hI ish illetlt had a I Ia II and teachers.

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Price list (in reL,,e'si

FORI:iws! / I II? cisc!:

Concert I ectumie. (cult i a I Library.

7 11.111. Mr. John (iraS stIll. l.R.A.M l( ( sI .. is ill etl.iu il with musical illustrations the itcuils to lie played at tile next Sunday conceit (February 6).

2-5. - - The Soutiisea Shakespeare Actors present ---Twelfth Night at St. Peter *s Hail.

Somers Road, Nughtly. 7.30; matinee Saturday 3 Pill.

5. -Football. Portsmouth s' Tottenham I lotspur I-Ionic.

6.-Concert. King's Theatre, Soutilsca, 3 p.m. Music of Elgar. Delius, lttttiioven and Stravinsky.

9. Annual General of Meeting

\%'.R N'S. Benevolent trust. at the Duchess of Kent Barracks, at I 7(X).

12. ~- Portsmouth Philharmonic Society presents "Hiassatlia" at Wesley, ('en' t rat Hall. Era t roil, at 7 p.m. Conductor: John A, Da ison.

16,- --British Sound Recording ,\ssociation meeting at the Central library, 7. IS pm See advertisement columns. l9.

Football. Portsmouth v.

North End. Home.

Preston

20.-Recital. King's Theatre. Jennifer V5.vy.an. Owen Brannigan, Gerald Moore.

24.---H.M.S. Dance.

Dryad

Ship's

Company

he considered on their merits and, subject to the availability of space, s(1n1c will be printed.

U.C.W.E

THE ACTIVITIES of the U.C.W.E. Football Club have been seriously curtailed during the past month owing to the weather. The only game played was tin January 8. versus Melita, resulting in a draw, three all.

On December 22, 1954. the award of the Imperial Service Medal to Mr. Frederick Walter W:utkin, Laboratory Mechanic. retired after 34 years good service. was presented in the presence of his colleagues by the Head of the Establishment.

PORTSMOUTH NAVY NEWS

February, 195

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Oasified Advertisements may be placed at: Gale & Polden Ltd.. Nelson House.

Edinburgh Road. Portsmouth, as nell as at the Ro3al Nasal Barracks, Portsmouth Prhate Athertisenients. 2d. per word; minimum, 21s.

Trade Atherlisements, 4i1 per word; minimum, 4s.

Name and address of advertiser

must accompany each advertisement.

Box Number. 9d. extra.

The inclusion of any adsertisenicnl cannot be guaranteed, nor respomi. bility accepted for error, or omissions.

ACCOMMODATION

Two

FIJRNISIIFI) ROOMS. 1:,c of Cullefy and bath. ocI r:.tcd. c*cr lh,ne for u'c: 35%. J,cr in.lu'jvc; call any Irnc.- I I Suffolk Road. MIk'fl.

TWO LARGE FURNISHED ROOMS. usc f bathroom and kitchen. csn cooker. onc child welcome; per week incIu'c.-2 St. Chads Ascnc.N crlh End. sI:LF.C0TAINFD FURNISHED FIAT. t'oi'ittne.rO,,n,. IiIicn. bath and loud: 24 en'.

Per ccI.-I95 lorton Road. Goni'r*.

QUIET LOCALITY. I%) (urnishcd rooms. t'c of kitchen and baIhrom. no linen 4-,. hd. Per week Shirley A cnuc. Milton.

FURNISHED BED.sImNc.RooM. Wye kildicn. vacant nil end of May. own las meter: 35'. per week indi,vc.-62 Dunan Road. &,tli'ca.

FURNISHED FLAT. 3 large rooms, bathroom. on meters: $s. per week-31 Ilcyhott Road.

South'ea HOMELY ACCOMMODATION for naval perkennel-Apply to E. Gatrail, 6 Wcntt,ourne Road. Cornor.

TWo FURNISHED ROOMS. ---c ,I kitchen and bathroom, was tire, on meter. no children -Apply t'ctssccn I.kt.2. or on Wedncsdns or Saturdas escnngs. US Stubbington .\scm North End. TV.() FURNISHED ROOMS to let. homel': 30'. Per sscek including gas and C!Ct tits Apply to 23 %lcsandta Road. I'srtsnrorrth.

MALLOW GUEST ItOUSE. 12 Whitssclt Road.

Saritbrca. Special terms ()ctot'er 1st to March tst. ls$.

Bed and l'teakfast and esening dinner with full board on Sund.is, only 5(h. ref week per head or tanuihvs of nasal personnel.

Children welcome. s,xCARAVAN to let, long or short berth. separ:.te kitchen. fitted ssith Cator ens dose and all cinscniences. striated in delightful country in the New Forest. s mmmii. tI. Whittakee. $11 First tIthing-Apply I).

A.cnue, Farlinaton, Cosl'ani.

TWO FURNISHED ROOMS, use of kitchen and bathroom, no linen, regret no children.$2 Castle C.risse, I'orti.hester.

TO BE LET FURNISHED. from February 'cit. contained flat at Steon Place, Solserton, tiants: ine.rosint dining-room, double lscdrorinr. hathrioiri. kitchen. esers nitniern ConSefliCnsc. hot water si,rplierl. frigidaire. telephone. free vegetables trill Cud erie st ra l'edroorrr lent e.,suiunalls ii rsiiuuiresl: regret no children; Pi,rtsnisutith l'ii' slot's gte-Apple Lade ,to,.

inclusive.-8

BED.SIT1'ING-ROOM. sIngle or doublc. use of kitchen and bath, electricity and gas, own linen. nui children: 2$,s per week inclusive. 35 Hunter Road (011 W.nter Road), Souihsea FURNISHED FLAT. lounge. dining-room. bedroom and kurherreltc snuth bath. (3.-Call be. tsscen 7 and 9 p.m.. not i ucndat' or Friday, 1 Jubilee Road. Sourth'ca.

TWO COMFORTABLE FURNISHED ROOMS. we of kitchen. no children: 30s. Per week in. clusune.-'3 Stanley Road, Stamshaw. Porrsrnhiuut)i.

'IWO FURNISHED ROOMS, moderate rent. gas fire. own meter, every convenience. no Wimbledon Park Road (near King's terrace). .Susuuthsea.

A(XOMMOI)ATION. 2 double rootnn. I single. bed and bretiklasr. ll. per night: evening meals it required. comfortable homc.-1.10 St. James' Road. Ssnuthsca.

BEDROOM to let. bathroom DOUBLE I)ratlsnn attached, meats if required.-I07 Road North End FI.ATI.ET VACANT, suit couple. fully nushesi, moderr..-7 Fesling Gru,, e. Soiuthsea.

ItAYI.INO; ISI. Nl). -iturnsshed senii'huinga' toss 2 reception. 3.4 bedrosints: central heating: garage, garden: long let Preferred: main road: 3 ens, per sseek.-Friady. West Town, liatling Island.

SSELL.FUIONISIII:l) FLAT. Granada Road, 2 bedroom, kitchen, break.

Siniutttsea: 2 fast.ruont. bathroom. garden: floor. Apply in 2$ l'plands Road. l)ra)ton, Porla7)i9$. mouth, Tel. FURNISItFI) ROOMS: entsectant mother or toung baby welcome: cserslhing found if rcqurircd.-'9 Als ersturt.C Road.

SELF-CONTAINED, FURNISHED FIAT: bed. room, duning.ru,om. kitchen. bathroom and tuuulet: uussn ens meter: 21 un,. per week in. elusis e electricity.- lids Laburnum Grove. North End. FURNISIIEI) ROOMS TO I.ET. uce of bath: term, as arranged: not suuitahlc for children. 9 Foedinghnidge Road. Ea.stney, bed.

FURNISHED APARIMENTS. front room. reception room, ruse of kitchen arid Albcrraarlc Avenue.

Elaon. hathrtsont.-132 Cionpori.

FULLY FURNISHED FLATLETS. own kit. ehens. 2 to 21 an'.: vacant short periods till brh: no children.-3S Shaftest'uury Road M!i ay, (iipp, Soutltsea.

periods,

wooded

draw

bran. Sici' ri Place. Si'l'ctton. Phone t)ros:i'ud 77. wi:t.l. FURNISHED modern double led.

'irting-tooni and kitchen. own toilet. 'hare bath. room-ft Madeira Roast, North End. FURNISHED FIAT, doiil':e l'iidtouurtr, sittingrooni. l, ii ?irncttc. lathtoonr. own finer', regret no children: 3 gus, rer week-37 St 'I homas' Street. I iardas.

FURNISHED BUNCAIOSS' to let, 2 t'eilrisonis. lounge. t'athrenitrt. kitchen. tiarage and con. l.ente preferred. sersatsiry.

Oak Road, Farchatii.

J'%!O COMFORTABlE FURNISHED ROOMS. utsc of kitchen, young couple without children cscrthing supplied preferred: 35s. per esccpt shts.-t, Piterolt Road. North End. FULL BOARD. (t tl. weekly: bed and hreak. last. tus riiehtls . children half price. I I asssell Road, tli,c;i SEMI - DErA('III:l) FURNISHED Biot-SF. vacant tin .r tears lrsurrr April: 3 bcdroonrs. bath. tCoflr. lounge. breaktast.rs'oiii. kitchen. -Appl ni IRK) Itiglilield larehant. alter ti Ascnuc.

IM A, FURNISHED ROOMS. t- ot kitchen and bath rsii'irr all (oil nd eScgt'l line it. (trig. half-hour from I'suttsnrouith. Ya bus. igell Road. ,If Stakes Road. t'iirl';osuk. Phone %V.sterlosisille 3031.

DOUBLE AND SINGLE BEi).Slii I",(;.

R()i )MS. gas iirc,. ca, ring'. d'sSn rtieleis. uisc' .11 haIti rtronr. lunch rrsislid. - - ''Sisi.uss."

Britannia Road. Su'uitli'ea (Bradford l;in,luuu'i sri.I'.cONTAINI:I) FLRNISIIEI) F I. l 1.1-I. own ci,,iker and meter and suit., let to married courpl e:2gns. per sneck.- 2); Festing So su IIi' ca TV,() I'URNIsIIFt) ROOMS. rich sc,uiisrursence. no linen, no children Apply esenities.

34 Fotdingl'ridge Road, I ast Suuiiili'ea.

ROOM for respeclalIc -.uut'er tran. sleeping tints I gn. Per sseck.-Call belore in. to Lower for. bury Road. Sisutbsea (near Guildhall. over shop premise').

TWO COMFORTABLE FURNISHED ROOMS. use of l'arliri'om and kitchen, suit couple: tent £2 Per week inclusisc.-61 Jenkins Grove. Copnor, J'rsrtsnnuritlh, TWO COMFORTABLE FURNISHED ROOMS. to,c, ui'e is I l'ath. -- 4li Woodntancuute own ga Road. Milton. J'usrt'rrt,,uitlr.

EI2RNISIIFI) FIAT. Clarendurn Road. ruse uf bath, child taken: £2 7s. per Neck iticfka%i%c.

Apply for key to Miss Simnri,nds.3Sa St. Sinruir's Road. Soiutltsea.

COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATION. (." and fr e;u), la't, 3s per 55 vet.: room ,lit,. 22'. h. .y c. all (l ii ms at 'de, t guest liaise till Nenilssi,rilr Roast. Strand, end ,'( Mas .- 4 5siistli.ea. Illunc Or. LARGE it RNIS1IF1) DOUBLE EIFE).

Sill IM;-ROOM use of kitchen and bath, suit Couple.

2b tins ii irc Avenue, Copnor.

TWO) Ft I&2slStlFi) ROOMS, use of kitchen. all fiiird esceis liflern, sets ca- to wet (in with: £2 per sscrk plus elcetrucits..9 Firtc-'s Road.

Gosp,it (near I us lint (ir.erita).

A'IlRACIIVEI.'h FURNISHED stisan reams, use kilehenvite. or nne.sls. suuiahlc for ilticet'.

Phone Soutlesia 1131.

TO LAW;L COMFORTABLE FURNISHED ROOMS. iis-iI kiiclien ansI bathroom: 42'.

1 Northern per sneck. Garage parade. l'irlsntiuiith lsipp. Alenandra Park). turtihester (close THE MOUNT. alsusc A.S.R.E.). provides contkirlahte private aceom. mc'dation with lull board (or officers' fanrilies, in attractive, healthy surroundings. conensent rot all nasal establishriii nts by car: particularly tuitable for coiur'm, hinuisy.hunting, etc.: ohs are, scitins: rip housc for limited periods: tree talt watching: garages, "inter terms from 41 an'.: pnogrcssise reductions for ch,Idren.-i.reul. Cdr. M, St. Coiling'. Phone Cosham 0S3.

ACCOMMODATION lint Nasai personnel, 2 bedrisrints. beds, homely fare pcovldcd.-41) Chetssnd Road, hoiithsea.

SPACIOUS TWO.BEI)ROOMED FIAT. oser. looking park, 7$s, per we(k.-Apply 41 Gold.

Ith Avenue. Scniuth'ef.

(k-port

Admiral's.c

meek.

required.-]-0

children.-is

fur.

silting,

ground

NEW ZEALAND calling British ex.Sersice men and eu-Service women, 'the Roal New Zealand Air Force has a limited number of sacancics in the ground trades for ex.Scrsice men betsneen 21 and 40 years and for ce-Service snomen between 21 cnd 30 tears. Commencing pay up to (lb per week, free pasagcs Its New Zealand and cnce3ent conditions of scrvicc.-Wrtte (or (till information to Dept. INN), R.N./,A.F. lEO., Aslclphi Building John Adam Street, London. W.C.2 STOREKEEPER required by Tool Factors In London. Suitable for cx'htcf or Stores Pclty Oflicer: .7 per sscck.-Rcply Box A lIC, 4.

REQUIRED, ENGINEER IN CHARGE. To be respunnsuhle for the maintenance of all heating

anti steam sterilising plants in the honpital, and other mechanical engineering sersiccs. Con. trot of sturkers and rut her maintenance stall, and fuel economy. Salary scale (500 a £20-fbOO. plus London Weighting, Qualifications re.

Ordinary National Certificate In qiufred: Mechanical Engineering, which includrn heat and heat engines as a suubjs'ct, or equipment.-Applications with the names of tssiu referees to Iliuutse (iuus ernor, St Peter's I lospural, HenrIetta Street, London. W.C.2.

JOIN THE BEDFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY

RECRUITS WANTED The lledfordshirc Constabulary has a number 'Iwo of vacancies for men "ht) desire an attractive. inlercsting and varied career.

A Policeman's job is sngsrtlrshile-it in the job lounge with i future. Pay starts at £443 a year, plus free uniform, free accommodation or rent allossarnee, free dental treatment arid either cha:ges made tinder the National Health Service re.imburaed. and other allowances : reasonable hoiuning pronpects. Ii days' paid holiday a year.

Promotion to highest rinks open to all. Perwion paid at 25 years. Full recreational facilities, Arrangements sill be made for an educational examination to lake place at your nearest Police Station and travelling expenses will be paid when You are required to attend Bedford for inler':uew', BUNGALOW FOR SALE. Guusport. sacanl It )out are over 19 and tinder 30 nears of age, pssssessiuirt Stat: ,i bedrooms, lounge, kuielu:n, b:ulhruuu nr, we., good gardens, 1 5 ft. 8 in. or over. fit, and of Rock! phisique, uu'c'luul ahests: (I "25 or near iller-Write for write at suncc tint particulars it) the

(",sham

Milton.

Queen" Hotel), HOUSES FOR SALE

dining-room.

untersiesn to stew. Mrs. Moore, 33 Northcrolt Read.

ItOUfrE FOR SALE. double bay. scnii.detached. in 2 self.csintamned flats, upper flat let at 2ls. 14. per seek. 2 separate garage', garden. flu rind charge': [l.tn®.'-'$la Canrl'ridgc Road.

Gosport.

Gosport.

recep-tion, MODERN DETACHED HOUSE, The Date, Vid!ey. Lounge hall. centrally heated, 2 kitchen. domestic boiler. Ascot, 3 bedrouutrts. bathroom. ss.c.. large garage: garden: t2.i5iu.-'I'cl. C()SIIAM 78420.

FOR SALE-GENERAL waist.

CLOTH SUIT, nearly new, laced 24 stripe' irr.side leg. 5: 40: client. 42: can he seen at 30 South Parade, Southwea; price £14.-Barrvtt.

BOOKS.--Inquiries welcomed for new and second-hand hooks: all stihiect,s.-SCalords. 7 Pearl Buildings, Portsntsnuth.

TRADE

GOSPORr. t.AWSON & COMPANY. Estale Agents, base in resent )c;urs assisted a great number of nasal per,iunncl to purchase suriiah'le Properties in the distruel. t;nquuurie,. welcomed and persinnal attention given ssilhouit oblinatuisni.

Mortgages arranged (at present 9$ per cent, rip of modern lui purchase price (2.18Sf). A tniuuusCs and l'uung.ulusss s front ;ipprsnsirricrely kI. 5(lui runs, ;ursls as ail;uNe in ith deposits ru :upprosiniatelt -9 llruunck lruurvt Road. ("S rrpss ards, ( )llises, (;(,,Port. l'hsunc S91u1i 1)0 YOU DESIRE HOUSE OWNERSHIP' Why pay cncessise reni' Iturusse purchase with enduisnrrnent assuurance with reduced prenlitini~, by nasal allotment ensures secuurity for the future. for lull parluculars, without obligation. to S. V. Nuurris. "('.sscnlt n.' lteechsssuud Aveniue.

Warerliusus rile. Itant...

HOUSES TO lET FURNISHED. Period, I or 2 sears: re:ussuna'rlc rents to good careful Ilullary Co., Chartered Land Agent'. l'etetslueld 239.

selection

---Write

tenants,--Apply ,,, WAltHAM BROS. I.IMfl'EI)..

MORR:S 110151: PAlmilRSt()N ROAD. S(It' I IISLA and Cl \RI Nl)i )N ROM). S( )L'El ISlES l'iis'urc 2521, and 34351, NI 'lttl.Ll) ('AR l)lsTRtIu:TORS IIAVI. CONTINUALLY (iNl CHANGING s'IOCK iii 111(1 i ISII \1(llOR ('i>Rl'OR 5..

CHIEF CONSrABLE OF BEDFORDSHIRE. Police Ileadstiuarters, Gsuldungton Road, Bedford.

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of

ON COMPLETION of his schooling at Charterhouse, 2nd Lieut. Bleasdalc spent a short time in Canada before the Marines as a joIning Royal National Service Recruit. His first glimpse of service life was as a recruit at the Centre.

Infantry Training Royal Marines, Lympstonc, in South Devon, just about a year ago. It was this time last year also, that all R.M. Establishments were intent on forming Open and Novices Boxing Teams to take part in the R.M. Championships during the coming February.

Bleasdale, who had been Captain of Boxing at Charterhouse, put his name forward to compete for the l.'i'.C. and in due course was selected to represent the Unit in the Novices Tournament.

Bleasdale therefore entered the ring for the first lime since leaving school in the R.M, Novices Championship held at Portsmouth last February and won the championship of the Middle Weight Class for the 1.T.C. It was seen that from his performance he was well above average and it was no surprise when later he won the Plymouth Command Middle Title, but he really made his name when he took the Royal Naval Title at the Inter Command Championships, After winning that title he boxed once more in the I.S.B.A. during the season Championships where he suffered his first and only defeat to date at the hands of Private Harrington of the Army.

Following his service career. Bleas. dale was selected for a National Service Commission in The Corps and litter completing courses at Eaton Hall he joined R.M. Barracks, Eastney, as a 2nd l.ieut, in October. No sooner had he arrived at Eastney. at the con)mencement of this present Boxing season, than he was required to box for the RN. Officers v. Cambridge University. With very little prepara-

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tiofl. Bleasdale took part in this match and gave a wonderful display against a very aggressive opponent to become t worthy winner. So far this season he has boxed for Portsmouth Cornmand, whenever he could he matched, and. he represented the Royal Navy aganst Southern Counties, He has won all his contests so far.

Now 2nd Lieut. Bleasdale is about to commence a boxing course at the RN. School of P T. prior to his takins part in the other RN. Representativc Matches, and later on will be competing in the Command Championships and it is hoped, the InterCommand and 1.S.B.A. This very popular young boxer has earned the respect of all who have met him, both inside and outside the ring, and rc has done a good deal towards the good name of RN, Boxing and more so, he is adding prestige to the Corps in which he proudly, serves.

EX F.R.A. or mcchanician used to steam and (ill pulse titling is cliargehand in nc.~ and expand ins: boiler shop, high rates, nuihstanlual m,unthly lsonsi", stuccesslul applicant will he gisen free hand to (urean'cse and train his own sIaft.-.kpply Work, Manager, Ci SV.II. Furnaces, l)umslicy. s,uor Phone I}uutllcy 3203, THE BRIGII'rON EQUITABLE CO-OPERA. 'lIVE SOCIETY 1.1 1).. base vacanciesfor capable men ,leaursuuus of nicking a career in the l),uuns Iuustssstrs : large nriuderin ntesfuanised f 34 c'u nundencung plarul; I ,'s'ae neck 'sage ;upturiusuuiu:urels CS rer sseck: excellent conduiutuiss tit erruplius iuucuuh - .'ppl) lXuuu Manager, 23 I i.unsis Cr ('rrss cnr, lIt ughtuurn, OLYMPIA 1,11). iKensingtsun, London. 5.5.13) require head gatckeeper. The post is suitable hunt a retired "I ..C.0. not above 45 nears of age: ttuutst be grand but IcIfunl disciplinarian of snuart appearance and uuf inteitrits : an interest. inc job at a good salary, but 'ii table tunly for suunretunc to live faurlt htncalft .-,'Spply it 5' tiring It) ,A-,slant Ilunuusu, Manager.

PLANT MAINTENANCE FITUM.S required 1,5 large c'istl and Constructional Engineering Cum. pany. Must be tradesnuan ssmth partucutlar en. pcrtence of diesel and petrol engines. Knowlcde tit cu,ntractturs' plant an advantage. Must be prepared to travel-Apply giving full details to Perstunnel ])err.. Sirtrtnn.Carscs Ltd.. Cheadhe Ilcath .Stuc hp-nit, Cheshire.

S.S.A.F.A.

ALl'HOUG 1-I 11 N%as in 1885 that (later Colonel Sir James) Major (;ildc;t first formed what was to beand Air' come the Soldiers', Sailors' tuen's Families' Association. it is sttrprisiniz how few people realise the full \S'ARRAN IV I ION AND 5.5'5.l)hiASt scope of this now very large organisa151 t) CARS FOR SAIL. tion. which has been in conllnuouS Let us knuius )our teqrtiteflicnt.s existence since that date. Even as far 'nA.5.I)lIASl BROS. 1.11). hack as the Boer War the Association Phones 7121, and ;41se, spent over one million pounds helping Service families, and this figure has RI;UNI0NS increased many times over both PROPOSED REUNION 'f RN, and F.A.A. been 'tatns'st ut I us rls:st oust l)iuntrnuns . 1944-1945. in the first and second World Wars.

- Write Miss lleuisuc luck. I lltentssi)snd Lodge.

Itunlitidale Gatdcnts, llendsun, N.W.3.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

LS.R.A. I.ECIURF. nieeting Central Lihratt, ('iuucdliall, at .15 p.nr. in Wcdncsday. Fgbruiats ---Balance and Control in Recording 11th.

Stuuduss'' h> Ociurcc Elliott. Service persunnnel stucs,aulv insured

SITUATIONS VACANT

PRF('ISION NI) I nseu,ai 5,tuileu'. lu,'triunnent $mt;ukcn..

(;I:NFRAI, Ft rIF:Rs. I silnuakers.

5.t.iCiusunu,l,.

Vi's'tkc is.

Muter 5.ter;il

Radio Radar Mechanic,, .'isirtranue and I ngunc I tIter., I utter Arntsnulrers. Sheet

Aetuu

Mer;ul We teussuired to serve as R. 's F.. and R. A Ii, Mechanics (Special).

Rate of pan' 14"', 1181. or t47s. lISt, pIns 21". for 5-day week of 44 on entry. with pro'. pests sul reas.es.snrent of rate within one to three months, Any incrcc.sc hack-dated to date of entry. l'esnspccti of adsancen.ent to higher rates of pay. a full apprentice.

Applicants PRIM hove ship or base the equivalent Service qualilicatuuuns.

Hostel accommodation available.

There are also vacancies for ureskillcd and senri-sktllcd men in the ssorkshunrvi and Iatssura. for women as torte.s. and resident cooks. sstcc hands anti h(itLcmaid%.

Further information ciuncerning opp-nriuntties Establishment.

Earnat the Royal Aircraft borunutsh, may be obtained front the Psurl Re. settlement Information Officer. Royal Nasal he itarr:sck', tiuurtsnruhuith. AptslucaIiurns made to the Director. Rint al Aircraft Establishfluent. Farnborough. Hants.

ROCKET DIVISION.-\'acar.cies. in lb gurc'sl ptsuspecls. exist in a )unuttg and enlhunia.stic tearru for technical assistants: applicants must g8s'ssess at cast a Ilughier National Certificate of Mech. nicat Engineering: salary ctunrmervsurate ssith mtuuatulicaluuuns: pre. usurus experience unnecessary. ..'5.pply to thy I cehnicah Perssnnnel Manager.

Arnrsirsung'Siddelev Motor's, Coventry, quoting reference CG. p.03, 'iurkers

hours

served

hostel rots

should

In peacc-timc what can S.S.A.F.A. do to help 7 First and foremost, of course, it is a welfare organ ........ i designed to look after every aspc of family welfare.

S.S.A.F.A. tries.. when the Service man is separated from his family. i n sonic mcasttrc. to take his place. fe we all know how difficult it is for th e wife to deal with the nianv problemIs of modern living without the help c her husband.

The Overseas Service of 5'. which was started during the last war. and which has representatives in tilC main Commands overseas, exists I 0 help in all the mans problems th; arise through separation.

Throughout the British Isles the:re are 15.00(1 voluntary representatives I the Association who can visit famili Cs in their own homes and who can git them instant practical help, either in the form of advice, or. in rreccssitol iS cases, an immediate grant.

S.S.A.F.A. provides aft emergent: home for children, when mothers atre ill, at Springbok House, near Cheim S. f ford, and a Clothing Branch supplying clothing to families in real need. It also administers and control l a Nursing Service of fully qualilic Nursing Sisters to look after Servit families

overseas.

1.

III, II, 12.

I)". r.

IS, 21, 23.

2, 2s.

30.

33, 37, 38.

39.

2.

3.

4.

CLUES ACROSS 20 at k minute, (4. 4. 5).

Sent ssuIli a hundred in (5) Oiutcomc (5), Return the material with the hou%chold nrurrrr,tl in it 17). .Anger follow, it for hope (3).

Not a hugh-class artist? Very (3).

More, than the ,ecsund part of 23 could be this (7).

'Gct in. 09. It', an inside job" (7). 'the ohhicral Is supen'arnicd after seeing Ihrs (3, 4). "(I! CI.' Does ibis'? (4, I 2) sn Ilase ansI to Hold," allowing in all town cinemas (3), Age if), Another Saint'? (), Ships and ncalung.wae, cabbages and kings (5), A wicket-keeper who has dropped fifty (5).

Can be said uif the ainent car.ossncr, even H tic has no clift,s 14. 3. I, 3), CLUES DOWN Riser of a German arLslocral (4), Pocket punks? IS).

II the wisnian * around a hundred, she comes of an old stock (3),

. Scuurc ten in the return tic' (3), Lhouigh I hive got into' the vehicle, It leads to nothing (5) A planer who takes thus, isn't going fir lake lluts 14), But it's not the liquid which is lesicul here (If).

9. It's bracing around a northern county. %Vnrc 1usd letters run ahead . anti it will all be down in black and white (5. S).

13. Reading the Starting Price,' IS), 14. Loiter in -durance % tie" Ii).

1$. Lone entrances? Well, not quite lone. It yet, a hunger anssscr (9), May be hell, rtght, or tire (3).

26, Wrecking? No. call ofi the Csna.si&uard 21). Riser of pure snarer (3).

22. 24, 27. Il ),,it had ,Aid 10 Lot is XIV "24 Ii ho- here." he would base replied, "Le 22, c'est 27" (3 word,. each 3), 24 See 22, 26, Sec II).

See 27.

22.

29. A dir"clion leading to the apposite in cotsfir, ion (3), 31, An aquatic- cirnmsorc l), 32. Result of a hand cxplttsi,r (4), 34. To multiply by ten (3. 1).

3$, A new light in the sky (41 3(u. lie ssho may well be in a stave gang (4),

The winners of the January issue Crossword are F, Cossle, Esq., Flat 3, 63 Honor Oak Road, Forest Hill, London, S,E.23, and P.O. Wtr. W. Wheeldon, P/MX 801660, Office of the C.-In-C., H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth, who

have each

received the sum of one guinea for the first two correct solutions opened on January 21.

PORTSMOUTH NAVY NEWS

12

0 J-_9

P.T. SCHOOL NEWS

Royal Tournament Committee.

TTOURNAMENT 1 fir.. taking into consideration the recent l.trge strain (fl drafting and our conin the last few sistCiit x cars, has given Its a well earned stand-o)f from this Royal year's It is nevertheless with lournanreist relticta nec that wc (it) not make -.tit appearance. though the I inse gained ill he well spent with an additional P.1.1's. con r sc starting on the 28th of I-ebruarv The \V.R.N.S. Ratings Course-24 on the 31st January is one f the W.R.N.S. largest Courses Inn nserica II I to attend here - - . . with ail Officers' Short Course started an the 17th January the School ill be bus -tine at the seams,

appearance

strong--starting

National Savings Drive The School fi:ts offered tlsrce items toward, tile sIn 'o at the Con naught l )rill Hill ass the evening of 1st March and I)oni'sBoxing(mouths lull at beans, etc.), a Parallel Bar I )i spi a lss the present Qualifiers (---flogged up' sir the Dogs. of course!) and a ttenn' n 'ti-allots of Judo on how to deal with ss ould-hc attackers armed with knits'. cosh and bottle, etc.' a11 s-er healthy -tuft Drifts l)raft" Iris beets extremely active 555cr the ( liii stirsi s leave period P.O. ( allsiss reeeis-e.I a Pier Head 1t111111--- and is rsos the S.).1.1. at I'orti nd Ha sc I a well earned Promotion .i) ter Iris recent success with tile )f licci s' Long (ours:), P.O. 1)u rra 01 I oiis Dolphin. w Iso has represented the Nas at I-t'atIralI this season, has joutsed as a relief.

(P.O. I-tars e', hi;is relieved C.P.().

Johissan as -\th Rises Instructor, while .11.0. Jots ii son has goire to Victoria Itarr.icks. l'.( ) Jones Cs in March. and is heir, ti i cites ed bs 11.0. Cannon, pro. sided the l.ttt:i passes tile S.1).],.l. onus: non iii progress.

Again. iii mass r has it. that 1).(). Jones goes to I-;igle an relict.

Sport School is taking up Cross - The auto r its a ser is' its fashion. whenever the ss e.i t her a I loss s its. la citable a its: jul selection to be made. for sttlr team in the R.N.H. I sitei-I)is-isioirztl Race in February, we are st.igirrg a I'. 1*. Sch.'s,l Cross Court-try Run. or the "hole School, )t1tcrs included. L.,kiisg part. No one, the %Cts except aced and infirm. is bciirg excused this gentle 2!-3 mile trot".

St-It oul Es cuing Activity Call ssc rctsrttsd oti that (lie follow. t tig act is u I takes place at the School I Irrosigltout t lie week : - lt'm!av -.it 173II onwards, FENCING. Wreiss and Ratings --Beginners '.s elct'ttie.

1 s,es,It, r at 170(1, AIH LETI(S. 5% inter I raining and JUDO Cl_U H. Ittd':es,It,v Ie.tgsie BASKET-BALL. / hum/ar $.-II at 1-00.

ATHLETICS and JUDO. FENCING Al' THIS time of the year Fencers ill tile three SL's ices start 'bulling'' t liens sc'l s-s's 11 11 ss it Is ;tit eve to reading the Mecca of all Service fencers, the t-,'\ il 1 ostrnauiseflt at Earls Court iii Iii as'.

Its ree nielinlinary rounds or Phase, luass-ever has e tc be first isegotited.

P/,,is. I is the Unit (Ship or I :taht-.hnt competition.

1 Ittee frons each canspetutors Phase I Competition in cacti mdividu:sl sse.tposs (Foil. Sabre. Epee and lLt '. airs' t I and one Bayonet team its' eligible to advance to I'/,as, II. wInch is the Command Competition.

1 he suestphase (Phase Ill) is sIr: N is ( fit tirpionsls ps. Two i ndishiuds in each weapon and one Ba s'ns't reans from each Command competition are eligible to take part iii the Na v' Championships. These ill t.tke place at RN. School of on April 4, 18 and 19.

AI5' geiuer,ullv. about sixmdiduals tin each are weapon exeiirpted train the ('onsmand Corntstits,'ins and enter direct into Phase III. 1 Iris is douse to give the less well known fencers a better chance to compete in the Navy.

Chairs pi onsls it's I-iiralls - eight fencers in each weapon and one Bayonet team represets t [lie Ro a I Navy in I'hmau' I V llist:r-Service) ill the Royal Tournainreist.

T2

(For the benefit of Naval, Marine, Army and Air Force Charities) at Earls Court IL .Ikilli n .s 11.4: VË&#x2020; ',_. " I J" _alfl ..

UUI I, ILondon, June 5& uu.uj,, 110.

Programme of Events Band of the Royal Army. Service Corps.

I. Ro'al Naval lie!,! Gun Compeljlion by Crews of the Royal Navy from Portsmouth, Chatham, Devonport and Lee-on-Solent, 2. Cliff Assault by Royal Marines.

Musical Ride by Fktstsehld Cavalry.

4. Musical Drive 1w rIse King's Troop. Royal Horse At tilk'rv, 5 I'ae., (lilt of lnfa,urv.

6. (;v,,,,:as,ie: Army I)Lsplus by Ph sica I Training Corps.

7. Technical Dis p/ar by the Royal Air Force.

8.

Iazc Marc/,i and F'Iirsic,-d Irai,thu' Display by the Royal Air I . Ma.sc,l llaud.s of tile Royal Air Force, 10. l)is p/ar h tile Combined Women's Services.

11. Pipes (111(1 l)ruu, s 55) the Pakistan Police and of the .-rals I egion.

12. Jumping ( 'mpetith or, or .t Hold. J*iiice (lfl/ /?,ti'/i-,-, p,'i ith*n will take trlace at :111 pet form :tnces, hot Ii a tternos'n and es eniisg I Cadet Band, will p1;t its the Arena cads cvetniisg frotni 65 to 7.20 tt.ur.

Bu, Office Is open for Book ussr5 as Iai ass Until tii r 26 iii 55 sets t)3i a sin and 5 pus S:ttitid:tss until 12 tios'us. it-(s6 Victoria She-i. i otsdats. S Vs I (Id. No.: \l(toria 7852 3). ( Iieq lies and ps'sI a I at ders sIns'ti Id be crossed and mads' pa ahlc to ' Ro at Iaturisausss'tnt' -f fit r Slit 26-- -h-tsseeis It) a.m and 8 pint.

Ir,i Is- - Salsu rsh:u '. s iiscltidesl. atI trls Court I xhit'ulis'tr ltttilduirs.

ITel. No.: I-LIIsrunn $')I - 10 lines)

BASKET BALL

General

HOriE FLEET SPRING CRUISE SPORTS PROC RA\-I I F:

"c,i-1i,ta!s March I a) Chat hans v. at !)evonport (h:ithatn. (h) Portsmout Is v. Air at Portsnioutli.

FH E Ho ME I- leet Squads airs s_tiled I *00! -March 2Wittner at I a) V. Wittner of (hI at from their Home ports on J anu:tr Chatham.

17 and the Ileet :tsscnibled at Portland on January. 22. ( )ss tug to the various movements of mdis dna I ships and squadrons (In i tog S siring the Portsmouth Command Lower c Cruise it has been nccc'sa to (.kit I 1ockc the early rounds of the fleet ctltrspet tiOns without delay.

Restil Is to (late : . is lilt'utiicu scmsltill at sure tram- tiairal King*,,. (tip Soccer csrurrpetitistts /'/asea' Il,ti,. I'm,.

For ,l es! j and, also, a parallel Hackc ( h;mlien gs' 3 4 8 1 17 15 -- C L11) compel utian are at lsrs-scist Under ss a\ tile t sils's for both coon petit ('155 FOOTBALL hsas-ing been atsrcndcd to allow for use ellect of tire Ci.S.(. sclueisrc. l he tit-,I Royal Navy. s, Football round draw at these iss a lIes't C5'ili As,ociali,mii XI p:tutiotss is as fs'Ilosss : I lit hOllOWING teams have been A "us's (,,;; IS i'sstr I: i tI I) S selected l or the abase match at 1-rat.

F\ ire Apollo: Hernsud.t ken .ts d 'tur Park - l'ortsissisittls - oil Wcdmru.'sd:t -s-.

6th I S s. ('tin I).S 1' eisrst:irs 1)_timing Class; 2.

Kick-till 2.30 p.nr.

I tncseus - Ocean.

- - P.O. Rn-m u-s Challenge (up: ( )s'erin , J. l)urrant I R. N - I'.T. ScSchool); Sig. R. Caissphel I Itseseus: (tt Is 1)5. s. Berirstudrt R essa i d v (I1.M. S L.Air I) truit ( hiss 3rd 1)5 Is lie Boxer).

H I ssts iRNAS Btassdy: NIne. B. (oodhad Apollo v. 6tIn U.S. Whilst it I'artlrtnd the R.\l. (Ro,iI Marines. Deal). l'.O. (oalcs Ass:t tilt-, t- -S rusts is bciir g sin gcd nt intl. I Victoria Barrack,). A .A.2 I). (utl'tishs, Party Concession Rats's 11 subject tsr strip's mssssss'isss'ust. it is its cntpiattu (11.51.5. Siskiusl; A.A.3 j Make tip t ptrts 'rid hike -iststn. tended to sold a fleet rt:gb irial. (ioodss its IIl.\l.S..Si'kuis. N.5. I'. of the follass-uirg rites At the sri inns' time. units ire catncemr I 1ast I R . N .5 S Void). I'.( ). J - liar- Intge tickets at carscessiotr are prices tratuuns' an their I-eircintr I Pira's' I limn' IF I_NIS. All. S. Rcdpohe. ismiluhl' for any rtfmerht't,nr pen lot tinRasal 1 ouminninseirt) and Hoxisssr tt,tisn- Ssess'ns I lIStS Ixeelleurt).

SB. R. I tilts' (3ti of the Rt''ntIl pus, in preparation fm tlns'se tourist Iliitell utiss'ii (11.51.S. tloitns't). 'four-Inc. rsnitsseni. for parties a) not less than iirnts slnurihv after (lie rtrt of list l .A. AMsit t is NI St J. I'urner 10 persoiis. cxeCj)i 5511 5 IiiisI r\ '.

Home I-Ieetat Gibraltar.

Untss-usitv; %.

Fishnet IOansshridge II and S. -.

I '-I -n I Ito,-, iI-I.-,,.I,,nl I I ,t-'r. filter Hunt t5,.Isr,n' Unit sports hixturs's are at present be- ras'II: I -- Tom, II Ieindon ). I). Ada urns ing arranged during the iseruad March Mention). (. R. Lucas IWaltlnrumsistaw IS 22. sslness tile Hourne and .As-eurus-): J. Nattnigs' (St Ahts.inss City), \Iedumeiuiise:tns I leets join its tlc R. Ilecksirtis BritissIe I. I). F. Stttdlev (lit the sIss'rts grounds at Malta. ditritig that I Brotnile . I). Less its lOldlsatin AIlslIre Combined I leets insect ing.

I let ic I. I. J osephs (I s' totssts'mrc).

HOCKEY

The

(.o,f1rn,n.nt

1'Is,;.df"II ---11 IS the declared poll s at It er S I a jest ) 5 Government to thus' (ICs clsspuisctst of sIss'ri ni uutl isIm sucal (it tress.

I sb flat think lion s's er that tIre an additional appointment at St iisisier. lresuurnt hI y with ru t)epru u Inrenst. i's 5-i t Iser necessary (ii tIe si ri hI e.''

(Sit. SViusstan Churchill ill reph to ;t nl ItesI ion ill the House at ( tins ibis s.

October 22. 1954I.

and

1/7t('

ssasilst )e uuuuihle to resist the to take sonic action or other lii cussure victors for Hri tishn teansss at international coirtesis. The Minister of Education and the Secretary (if tile I-aotb;tl I Association might go its d;tnge r of their I i s es it' tit Ii ungl isIs goal- keeper failed to save a pen;ultv !

slri

Traditional

Attitude

Surel s our tr;udit is'sn:uI ;ut t itude is a Sport and National Presfite better title.

Success .it grosses risen iss .5 recent editorial it use I suaths;uhI ! more than success all snes.

Association's Bulletin. ha s u us g called nothing I f \vest Brims ss kIn heat I'rest on in nit lent maui to tile fact that i us sonre the Final. i m irreruirs (probably) eatult t rids success or failure 111 all in- that Cup had the better football tent ins, they, termsrutuousrul ussalclr is ckssels ;msss'ci;tted not that West Brain ss id5 was a better will] usa i i stusa I prestige. goes Oil Is' 1111place tit I i se its. was tile betterPIS thnrti this is an attitude ss e Most gas-eu lied town. or had the happier. and embrace Isasseser sse little accept ti ticr and harder-working citizens.

If hike it.

Similar reflection, ruse courrDerbyshire had won time cricket county ussats i 0 the sporting cal uusntr s at the clrru nr,ion-,ln ,ion-,hip no one would have and even. to judge from qucsex-press large numbers of the retired 150155 on the Order I'rupcu. us Parliru- 15st poptulrut kits of Surrey to flock to live uncut. liters' air account of Derbyshire's How, fir is this to go ' It is one enhanced prestige. If other nations are thing to lake our g.t unses mote seri- silly eisa to talk or think of sport sighs tsttsl> - to improve our spill['. facilities. in terusss (of national prestige and sack to sI usl and learn from the tech(;ubimnet Ministers because of a wrong uriqucs ;!lid practices at other caums- team selectis'tm. issust we imitate their tries. It is quite another evens to begits silliness tO admit that our national prestige is A recent correspondent complained its fact at slake according to our of the lack of Inunsaur us I'Is sical pert orirs;u rice its this or that sport, Recreation, lie is quite right.

What would such ;i view lead to H would lead first tot the a ha isdous issen I where is tile full u in ossost international of some of our traditional and most sport just now ! NI uch of it is more If Great Britain can nsaiischuerishcd ideals its sport. We Aloud like war. its semrse of fun. ss bids is pretty Isave to preacln Ilnat what unuttered ss;us trim tile result and not file sis,utchs. We much the snutsre as its sense of proshould be urged to ss ii luduriss from portion. sse may help the pendulum international its of international sport to swing hack .Any cotinpctitiots and sanity.

I)utt ietorv sser: not ;ugritus tossrtrds j(5 which - prospects of good. I here might cs en be ss ijespread without It ru Lusts's i nflucince the outlook indeed he a one. gloomy f might agitation tar the ur;utit'us:il rudopu sits ru sitsgls' code of toot I';u II so that our Ilsis does not isneaus, and irsust not ss-hmole resources could he concentrated be taken to usnean, that we do not care for success.

True nutnsriuetuu sunS would whether or not we wits international Ii ira II And. sums' e sought. ma I clscs. We do care. I/sit not (1/love disappear. before long tile Gos ernmss:urt at tIme all e!.su'. t', ,,i'csi ,,',l i's,It,.I,c,I i,.l_ n*i sun I'd,.,;, .1 '1', \,s 'ssss, (s,,15,uliitCd t' Gale -

Normal Price.

5/6/7/6 10/6 12 15/-

Concession Price, 3/6 4/ 5/6 7/6 10/ 12/No further rcductbn is made for children and any child occupying a seat must he paid for as an adult.

Applications for seats at concession prices and payment for these should he kept entirely separate from applications and payments for seats at full price. Money should not he sent until the booking has been confirmed. When for seats quote I applying Ref. No. 48'19i> and state the concession price required.

Airolicationc should be addressed to: The Secretary, Royal Tournament. ('6 Victoria Street. London. SW. I. Once a firm hooking of 30 or more seats has been made, any additional seats required. f the number involved is less than 10. Must be purchased :it the full price.

Should any tickets he ,eturned. a cash refund will not he made unless the tickets are re-sold.

The (1(1 Sill C ll(lt(' for concession bookings is Ma, 21. 19i5.

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/J

Fitness

Our

1955

ROYAL T(UJftNAMENTI95

It will be seen that a cry full sports programme has been arranged for this Cruise and, in fact, it is so that, unless the weather- conditight lions the permit grounds necessary It ill he seen there has bee no available for play. certain Units mention of the Ro at Mat he being which are not in throughout Royal Tournament is one ot the ery m:tv well have tocompany he withdrawn from few sporting occasion,; when the par- the field competitions in order that ticipate as a separate Service. This these may he completed before the fully justified by results. as more often I-le, disperses and ships return to than not the Marines produce the their Home ports in April next. strongest team.

Another Competition which Ia kcs place in the Spring is the l'alrner Trophy Bayonet Competition. This is AT THE Annual Meeting of a team (8 and a Leader) conlpciition the RN. Basket-hall Association it was open to individual Ships and Estab- decislesh that the R.N. championships lishments. and Royal Marines (not sitould he decided on an inter-Ship more than 21 may' be included in and Establishment basis, the winning teams.

The present l'.ilnrer lroph ",m from each Command meeting holder is 1l.M.S. Excellent in a knock-out Competition.

The venue and draw resulted as follows:---

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FLEMINGS I I I

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PORTSMOUTH

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